BKK the EZ Way: International Long-Run Growth News and Capital Flows

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Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2018
Volume: 108
Issue: 11
Pages: 3416-49

Authors (4)

Ric Colacito (not in RePEc) Max Croce (not in RePEc) Steven Ho (Columbia University) Philip Howard (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study the response of international investment flows to short- and long-run growth news. Among developed G7 countries, positive long-run news for domestic productivity induces a net outflow of investments, in contrast to the effects of short-run growth shocks. We document that a standard Backus, Keho, and Kydland (1994) (BKK) model fails to reproduce this novel empirical evidence. We augment this model with Epstein and Zin (1989) preferences (EZ-BKK) and characterize the resulting recursive risk-sharing scheme. The response of international capital flows in the EZ-BKK model is consistent with the data.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:108:y:2018:i:11:p:3416-49
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-02-02