Net Capital Flows, Macroeconomic Shocks and Reserve Assets. The Case of Argentina (1994-2013)

International reserves have been used as a source of protection against the vulnerability of the balance of payments, or alternatively, as an attempt to keep a competitive real exchange rate and to promote exports -- This paper explores the correlation between the net capital flows and reserves -- S...

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Autores:
Lanteri, Luis N.
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Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/7811
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/7811
Palabra clave:
C1
E6
F3
Flujo de capitales
Modelos de Vectores de Corrección del Error
CAMBIO EXTERIOR
BALANZA DE PAGOS
SISTEMA FINANCIERO
ANÁLISIS DE SERIES DE TIEMPO
Foreign exchange
Balance of payments
Financial system
Time-series analysis
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Summary:International reserves have been used as a source of protection against the vulnerability of the balance of payments, or alternatively, as an attempt to keep a competitive real exchange rate and to promote exports -- This paper explores the correlation between the net capital flows and reserves -- Similarly, the impact of some macroeconomic shocks on that variable is assessed -- Estimates are carried out through both, the VEC (Vector Error Correction) models and quarterly data of the Argentine economy for the period 1994-2013 -- Results show a negative correlation between international reserves and net capital flows (reserve accumulation through current account surpluses) -- At the same time, the expansionary fiscal policies and the continuing and widespread price increases would adversely affect the reserves