Capital Flows and the Risk-Taking Channel of Monetary Policy

46 Pages Posted: 5 Apr 2013 Last revised: 5 Apr 2023

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Valentina Bruno

American University - Department of Finance and Real Estate; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Hyun Song Shin

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

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Date Written: April 2013

Abstract

We study the dynamics linking monetary policy with bank leverage and show that adjustments in leverage act as the linchpin in the monetary transmission mechanism that works through fluctuations in risk-taking. Motivated by the evidence, we formulate a model of the "risk-taking channel" of monetary policy in the international context that rests on the feedback loop between increased leverage of global banks and capital flows amid currency appreciation for capital recipient economies.

Suggested Citation

Bruno, Valentina Giulia and Shin, Hyun Song, Capital Flows and the Risk-Taking Channel of Monetary Policy (April 2013). NBER Working Paper No. w18942, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2245450

Valentina Giulia Bruno (Contact Author)

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Hyun Song Shin

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Switzerland

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