 International production networks and the propagation of financial shocksSihao Chen Journal of International Economics, 2025, vol. 153, issue C Abstract: This paper investigates how external sector-level financial shocks are transmitted to a small open economy through international production networks. Using a multi-sector small open economy model, I show analytically that a financial shock to an external production sector affects downstream sectors (through a price effect) and upstream sectors (through a direct demand effect and a complementarity or substitution effect). These effects work through international production networks, affecting the small country’s output and GDP. Quantitatively, I construct U.S. sector-level excess bond premia and estimate key parameters for simulations. The simulation exercises show that U.S. financial shocks account for a significant proportion of the fluctuations in Mexico’s GDP during the global financial crisis. International production networks amplify the real effect of external financial shocks by a factor of at least three during the crisis. Keywords: Emerging market business cycles; Production networks; International trade linkages; Propagation of shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:inecon:v:153:y:2025:i:c:s0022199624001661 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2024.104039 Access Statistics for this article Journal of International Economics is currently edited by Martin Uribe and Costas Arkolakis More articles in Journal of International Economics from Elsevier |
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