The Role of Productivity and Financial Frictions in the Business Cycles of a Small Open Economy: Hong Kong 1984-2011

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 400-414
Author(s):  
Paulina Etxeberria-Garaigorta ◽  
Amaia Iza
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Business Cycles ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Financial Frictions ◽  
Small Open Economy

scholarly journals Interest Rates, Leverage, and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies: The Role of Financial Frictions

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Fernández ◽  
Adam Gulan
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycles ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Financial Frictions ◽  
Small Open Economy ◽  
Financial Data ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Business Cycle Model

Countercyclical country interest rates have been shown to be an important characteristic of business cycles in emerging markets. In this paper we provide a microfounded rationale for this pattern by linking interest rate spreads to the dynamics of corporate leverage. For this purpose we embed a financial accelerator into a business cycle model of a small open economy and estimate it on a novel panel dataset for emerging economies that merges macroeconomic and financial data. The model accounts well for the empirically observed countercyclicality of interest rates and leverage, as well as for other stylized facts. (JEL E13, E32, E43, E44, F41, O11)

THE ROLE OF FOREIGN DEBT AND FINANCIAL FRICTIONS IN A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY DSGE MODEL

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550077
Author(s):  
MYUNG-SOO YIE ◽  
BYOUNG HARK YOO
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycle ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Risk Premium ◽  
Financial Frictions ◽  
Foreign Debt ◽  
Small Open Economy ◽  
State Level ◽  
Korean Economy ◽  
Dynamic Stochastic

We examine the role of foreign debt and financial frictions in the Korean business cycle using a small open economy DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) model where domestic banks borrow external funds, denominated in foreign currencies, for a risk premium and make loans to domestic producers. We find that the Korean economy is ‘financially vulnerable’, which means that the risk premium increases when the domestic currency depreciates. As a result, depreciation could cause recession, rather than expansion, when there exist substantial amount of foreign debt or financial frictions. A simulation shows that the Korean business cycle would suffer less volatility with a lower steady-state level of foreign debt or no financial frictions.

Business cycles in a small open economy

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1089-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Correia ◽  
João C. Neves ◽  
Sergio Rebelo
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycles ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Small Open Economy
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