Heterogeneous Global Booms and Busts

Maryam Farboodi and Péter Kondor

No 28834, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We investigate the heterogeneous boom and bust patterns across countries that emerge as a result of global shocks. Our analysis sheds light on the emergence of core and periphery countries, and the joint determination of the depth of recessions and tightness of credit markets across countries. The model implies that interest rates are similar across core and periphery countries in booms, with larger credit and output growth in periphery countries. However, a common global shock that leads to a credit crunch across the globe gives rise to a sharper spike in interest rates and a deeper recession in periphery countries, while a credit flight to the core alleviates the adverse consequences in these countries. We explore the implication of the model about credit spreads, portfolio rebalancing, investment, non-performing debt and concentration of debt ownership during booms and busts, both in the time series and in the cross-section, and connect them to existing stylized facts. We further demonstrate how the anatomy of the global economy evolves as a result of aggregate demand and supply shocks to financing, such as a global saving glut.

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Date: 2021-05
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Published as Maryam Farboodi & Péter Kondor, 2022. "Heterogeneous Global Booms and Busts," American Economic Review, vol 112(7), pages 2718-2212.

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