Sectoral dynamics of safe assets in advanced economies

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  • dc.contributor.author Castells Jauregui, Madalen
  • dc.contributor.author Kuvshinov, Dmitry
  • dc.contributor.author Richter, Björn
  • dc.contributor.author Vanasco, Victoria
  • dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-16T07:21:08Z
  • dc.date.available 2024-04-16T07:21:08Z
  • dc.date.issued 2024-04-10
  • dc.description.abstract What is the sectoral composition of the market for safety, and does it matter for economic stability? To address these questions, we construct a novel dataset of sectoral safe asset positions in 24 advanced economies since 1980. We document that the ratio of safe to total financial assets has remained stable in most countries, despite considerable growth in gross and net safe-asset positions relative to GDP. We find that fluctuations in safe-asset positions are mainly driven by the financial and the foreign sectors, with the real economy playing a muted role, indicating that financials in advanced economies have been increasingly intermediating safety within and across borders. We conclude by showing that increases in safe asset demand by foreigners -- or its counterpart, the supply by financials, -- are associated with expansions in domestic risky credit and lower subsequent output growth.ca
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  • dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/59784
  • dc.language eng
  • dc.language.iso engca
  • dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca
  • dc.subject.keyword Safe assetsen
  • dc.subject.keyword Capital flowsen
  • dc.subject.keyword Financial accountsen
  • dc.subject.keyword Business cyclesen
  • dc.subject.keyword Financial stabilityen
  • dc.title Sectoral dynamics of safe assets in advanced economiesca
  • dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperca