Emergence of Asia: Reforms, Corporate Savings, and Global Imbalances

Kalemli-Özcan, Sebnem
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan

No 11314, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: One of the explanations for global imbalances is the self-financing behavior of credit-constrained firms in rapidly growing emerging markets. We use an extensive firm-level data set from several Asian countries during 2002–2011, and test the micro foundation of this theory by estimating the effect of an exogenous change in credit constraints, resulting from financial reforms, on firms’ saving behavior. As predicted, after financial reforms, firms who were credit-constrained previously decreased their savings more (or increased their savings less) relative to unconstrained firms. However, this firm-level effect did not lead to a decrease in aggregate corporate savings as conjectured by the theory. Our sector level regressions show that corporate savings increased after financial reforms, and more so for sectors more dependent on external finance. The current account surpluses also did not register a significant deterioration after financial reforms, consistent with our findings on sectoral and aggregate corporate savings.

JEL-codes: D24 E22 F41 O16 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-06
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