A hallmark of India’s new economic policy:: deregulation and liberalization of the financial sector

A fundamental job of the financial sector of any economy is to allocate capital efficiently. To achieve this, capital is supposed to be invested in the sectors that are expected to have high returns and be withdrawn from sectors with poor prospects. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the validity of this proposition in the context of financial liberalization in India. We first examine whether the total funds (debt and equity) available for investment started flowing to the “more efficient” (defined later), Indian firms due to financial liberalization. We examine changes in the allocation of credit across industrial sectors and changes in the allocation of capital among firms within the same sector or industry. Our empirical analysis shows that during the early years of financial liberalization the share of investment going to the more efficient firms did not rise, resulting in no perceptible rise in the overall efficiency of investment allocation for the economy. Our analysis of the sources and uses of funds shows that in the period immediately following the announcement of liberalization in 1991, there was a tendency in the Indian corporate sector towards a myopic use of funds. The surge in the availability of funds in the stock market, coming mainly from small and medium savers, failed to translate itself into any noticeable rise in gross fixed assets (GFAs). Thus, the lack of an improvement in the index of efficiency of investment allocation can be partly ascribed to bad investments to begin with. The message that emerges is that financial reforms in an inadequate regulatory framework do not necessarily have positive effects.     

信托方式处置不良资产存在的法律问题与完善

不良资产处置是影响经济可持续发展的重要课题。当前我国对信托处置不良资产的相关立法是框架性的,尚存在一些不足。针对存在的一些问题加以改进,并应建立信托税收法律制度、信托财务会计制度、外汇信托业务管理制度和信托监管体系等。     

论国有商业银行财务重组的若干问题

国有商业银行财务重组关系到我国银行改革的成败。本文重点探讨了当前国有商业银行财务重组面临的财务监管、财务重组目标、不良资产处置、股权定价等问题,并分别就各个具体问题提出了一些看法与主张。     

Capital Flow Management Policies and Riskiness of External Liability Structures: the Role of Local Financial Markets

This paper investigates the role domestic financial systems play in the effectiveness of capital flow management policies (CFMs) on the risk of over-reliance on debt. Using data from 44 emerging market countries over the period 1995—2008, we investigate the relationship between financial development, CFMs, and the share of debt in external liabilities as the measure of financial stability risks. We find that financial sector development is an important channel for the effectiveness of CFMs, and enhances the impact of different policy measures on the reduction of external debt liabilities. Our results show that CFMs are significantly more effective in curbing debt inflows in a bank-based economy but, to a lesser extent, in a market-based economy. Our findings remain robust to alternative measures of external liability structures, CFMs and financial development, and consideration of potential endogeneity.     

The third leg of the stool: Financial stability as a prerequisite for EMU

The Third Leg of the Stool: Financial Stability, as a Prerequisite for EMU. — Concerns about fiscal and monetary stability have dominated discussions on EMU, while issues relating to financial stability have received less attention. This paper argues that monetary and fiscal stability are like two legs of a stool. A third leg, stability of the financial system, is required to keep EMU on its feet. The empirical evidence shows that in many European countries, governments still have a large hold on the domestic financial sector, both as owner and as principal debtor. The author argues that governments should leave bank ownership to the private sector, holdings of government debt to the public, and supervision to a specialized, independent European institution.     

杠杆率的持续性与溢出效应:基于四部门的实证研究

文章采用TVP-VAR模型系统考察了我国非金融企业部门、金融部门、居民部门、政府部门四部门杠杆分别对总产出和资产价格波动的时变影响，从产出效应和潜在风险两方面实证检验了各部门杠杆率的可持续性。研究发现：杠杆率过快增长会加重资产价格波动，使金融不稳定性上升，削弱杠杆率对产出增长的促进作用。当前，非金融企业部门、政府部门、居民部门杠杆对产出仍有较显著的正向影响，而金融部门杠杆上升对产出的正向影响最小，对资产价格波动的正向影响最大。进一步，文章实证研究了杠杆率变动在部门间的信息溢出，发现政府部门加杠杆将显著推升全社会杠杆率，金融部门杠杆率上升对非金融企业部门杠杆有挤出作用，居民部门杠杆则可以分担部分非金融企业和政府部门的过剩杠杆。因此，当前应优先调控金融部门杠杆，减少资金在金融体系内空转套利，其他三个部门则应保持杠杆率总量的平稳。研究结论对于宏观金融稳定和结构性去杠杆政策的实施有重要的实践意义。     

货币政策与家庭金融资产异动的关联:1997～2009

我国货币政策在传导过程中存在明显的有效性缺失问题,家庭金融资产构成的差异与货币政策之间具有一定的效应关联。货币政策作用于按债务比与储蓄率组合划分的不同类型家庭会产生不同的效果,应在货币政策的选择中加以考量。建议完善社会保障和消费信贷制度,切实提高整体收入水平。     

论我国商业银行不良资产处置存在的风险及法律对策

处置商业银行不良资产可以有效提高防范金融危机的能力,确保银行业稳健经营和可持续发展,但商业银行不良资产存在很大的法律风险。文章认为,防范商业银行不良资产处置风险应在立法层面上确立商业银行不良资产处置的科学理念,建立商业银行不良资产处置风险防范法律体系,完善相关法律法规和建立严格、科学的不良资产处置机制及责任追究制。     

呆坏账处理是否蕴含着制度创新

中国四大国有银行率先剥离呆坏账,使得其呆坏账率大幅度降低,避免了紧缩和金融危机。次贷危机以来,美国金融当局多次向金融业大规模注资,插手濒临倒闭金融机构的拯救活动,欧洲一些国家也在做同样的事情。这种被逼出来的用国家信用支持银行信用的手法,似乎有悖传统的市场原则,但它带给人们更多的思考：正在被改变的游戏规则中,是否蕴含着制度的创新？     

Influence of the Banks' Money Mediation Behavior on the Monetary Policy: A Study of Korean Case

Abstract

This paper analyses how financial institutions' arbitrary intermediation behaviors, including adjustments in bank lending and deposit rates, influence monetary policy transmission channels. For the analysis, we develop a New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (NK DSGE) model with parameters estimated to fit the Korean conditions. The role of banks is subsequently examined by classifying monetary policy transmission channels (real rate channel, nominal debt channel, financial accelerating channel, and banking attenuator channel). A notable part of this analysis is the inclusion of the banking sector in the model specifically with the intent to study transmissions from the financial sector to the real economy. This paper follows this line of inquiry with recent research in mind. Empirical analysis verifies the existence of the banking attenuator effect in Korea, which means banks act to reduce the effect of monetary policies. This indicates that if financial intermediaries strengthen arbitrary adjustment behaviors of lending and deposit rates, the effect of the monetary policy intended to relieve volatility in the business cycle may not be as high as expected.     

企业债务违约风险与货币政策立场——微观财务信息的宏观预测价值

文章基于2004年第一季度至2019年第三季度数据,构建汇总层面的利息偿付倍数、现金持有水平以及会计盈余作为企业债务违约风险的代理变量,考察其对国家货币政策调控立场的预测价值。研究发现：（1）汇总层面的企业债务违约风险越高,政府未来越倾向于采取更为宽松的货币政策,表现为未来信贷投放规模的增长和借贷利率的下降;（2）分析师宏观预测以及投资者的投资决策也一定程度上考虑了汇总层面的企业债务违约风险。研究表明,汇总层面的企业债务违约风险能够反映实体经济的资金供求状况,从而对货币政策立场发挥一定的预测价值,有助于监管当局提高对宏观经济的监测和预警能力。     

我国地方债务问题及其化解之道

当前,我国地方债务的规模已十分庞大,并呈现不断扩张的趋势。地方债务问题的成因是多元的,既有体制方面的原因,也有政策以及债务管理方面的原因。地方债务的累积,给经济的可持续发展带来巨大的隐患。因此,控制和化解地方债务问题已刻不容缓。从短期看,通过资产证券化、引进民间资本和出售地方国有资产等方式可缓解债务问题;从长期看,则必须对地方政府的举债行为进行制度约束。改革完善分税体制、转变政府职能、强化约束监督机制、完善政绩考核机制以及建立地方债务管理与防范机制可以有效地制约地方政府的举债行为。     

External balance sheets as countercyclical crisis buffers

The external balance sheets of many emerging market countries are distinguished by their holdings of assets primarily in the form of foreign debt and foreign exchange reserves, while their liabilities are predominantly equity, either foreign direct investment or portfolio equity. We investigate the claim that this composition served as a buffer for the emerging markets during the global financial crisis of 2008–09. We use data from a sample of 67 emerging market and advanced economies, and several indicators of the crisis are utilized: GDP growth rates in 2008–09, the occurrence of bank crises and the use of IMF credit. Our results show that those countries that issued FDI liabilities had higher growth rates, fewer bank crises and were less likely to borrow from the IMF. Countries with debt liabilities, on the other hand, had more bank crises and were more likely to use IMF credit. We conclude that the “long debt, short equity” (hold debt assets, issue equity liabilities) strategy of emerging markets did mitigate the effects of the global financial crisis.     

Why do Japanese regional banks issue subordinated debts?

This paper empirically investigates the determinants of subordinated debt issuance by Japanese regional banks during the period of 2000–2007 using a probit model. The empirical results suggest the following. (i) Throughout the period, Japanese regional banks with a lower capital ratio tended to have a higher incentive to issue subordinated debts due possibly to their counting as Tier 2 capital under the Basel Accord. (ii) During the period of banking instability (2000–2003), subordinated debt investors tended to use financial variables such as the non-performing loan ratio, ROA, and ROE to screen good banks. (iii) During the period after the banking system regained stability (2004–2007), investors tended to pay less attention to the above variables due chiefly to the mitigated default risk of these banks.     

我国地方政府债务管理制度实证研究

随着我国地方政府债务规模的不断扩大,很多地方政府相继出台了地方政府债务管理规定,这些规定出自不同层级的地方政府,在内容上、形式上都存在诸多差异.文章搜集了28个样本的地方政府管理制度进行分析,以制度变迁理论为依据,根据我国地方政府财政资金管理的现实要求,提出在省级政府制定地方政府债务管理制度和省以下政府制定债务资金使用和监督的执行细则的债务管理制度体系,并构建了省级政府的债务管理制度的内容框架,旨在为地方政府有效地管理债务行为和提高债务资金的使用效果提供制度指引.     

货币错配与经济金融稳定:来自亚太地区的经验

中国的汇率制度改革使得在钉住汇率制度下积聚的巨大货币错配风险逐渐暴露出来。货币错配是否会影响经济金融稳定,通过对亚洲金融危机、日本经济衰退以及本世纪以来亚洲新兴市场国家累积的新风险进行梳理、比较与分析,认为净外币负债型货币错配与净外币资产型货币错配在一定条件下都会影响经济金融稳定。     

Impacts of household loan regulation on financial stability: evidence from Korea

The paper examines whether banking regulations and monetary policy contributed to controlling the fragility of household debt in Korea. The results show that housing loan regulations such as debt to income regulation contributed to a lower household debt delinquency ratio. Lowering the target interest rate provided additional stabilisation of the delinquency ratio. It is recommended that the government adopt an appropriate mix of regulation and monetary policy to control household financial fragility. The financial supervisory services need to be involved in managing debt to income regulation and minimising financial instability and financial market distortions. Further, the monetary authority has to adopt a more effective position in controlling the real lending interest rate and the delinquency ratio of household loans. Such a policy mix will improve effectiveness in controlling financial fragility, especially at a time of financial crisis.     

Stable and enforceable: a new fiscal framework for the Euro area

Since the great financial crash, the need for new fiscal rules to prevent unsustainable fiscal policies is universally recognised. In practice such rules, including those in the Stability and Growth Pact, have proved to be impossible to enforce. Thus, to avoid unsustainable fiscal policies reappearing, and to prevent monetary policy from being undermined by undisciplined governments, there is a need for a framework capable of imposing fiscal discipline. This paper considers an intertemporal assignment, where fiscal policy focuses on long-term objectives and monetary policy on short-term stabilisation. We argue for public sector debt targets as a practical way to achieve such a set up, and an excess debt protocol is constructed to give enforceable form to those targets. The ideas of “fiscal space” and optimal debt levels are used to provide a mechanism for identifying a stable region within which the debt targeting regime should operate. Making these factors explicit would both improve the credibility of planned fiscal policies and reduce risk premia on borrowing costs. We finally show how Europe’s competitiveness pact, and debt restructuring operations, can be used to maximise the available fiscal space.     

我国商业银行与资产证券化

长期以来,不良贷款问题是困扰我国商业银行一道难题。从国际银行业经营管理的实践来看,通过证券化方式转换、处置商业银行的不良贷款资产,以金融产品和业务创新提高商业银行资产的流动性,不失为一种成功有效的做法。但美国近来爆发并逐渐蔓延全球的经济危机也为我们敲响了警钟,在创新中,风险控制尤为重要。     

中国对外金融的政策排序——基于国家对外资产负债表的分析

文章立足于中国国际投资头寸表,以提高中国对外净资产为目标,讨论了中国对外金融开放的政策排序。增加对外负债的前提是提高对外资产的投资收益,这一逻辑决定了人民币汇率形成机制改革、外汇储备管理体系改革、资本流出管理改革是当前最迫切的改革内容,人民币国际化与资本流入管理改革应该在上述改革的基础上推进。