Gross Capital Flows by Banks, Corporates and Sovereigns

Abstract

We construct a new quarterly data set of international capital flows broken down by sector: banks, corporates and sovereigns.Using our novel data set, we establish several key facts that demonstrate the importance of distinguishing in-and outflows by the domestic sectoral identity.We find that public sector flows may serve as a countervailing force to private sector flows, especially in emerging markets (EMs), as these flows respond differently not only to countryspecific fundamentals but also to global shocks.The high inflow-outflow correlation observed in total capital flow data is driven by within-sector flows, especially those of AE banks.In general, inflows and outflows of AEs and inflows to EMs are primarily AE banks' transactions, and, as a consequence, respond similarly to capital flow drivers.By contrast, EM outflows respond differently to global shocks and changes in fundamentals, leading to lower inflow-outflows correlations for EMs.

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