BIS paper uncovers new evidence on FX reserve and capital flow link

Paper argues role of domestic investors is key

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The BIS. Photo by Dan Hinge
Photo: Daniel Hinge

The actions of domestic investors are an important but widely overlooked factor in determining how capital flows respond to levels of foreign exchange reserves, according to a working paper that was published on October 1 by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

The paper marks the latest effort in the BIS's bid to persuade economists to study gross, not net, capital flows, and points to a "previously undocumented" benefit of holding reserves.

Authored by economists Enrique Alberola of

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