Financial Vulnerability and Economic Dynamics in Malaysia

Autor: M. Affendy Arip, Tai-Hock Kuek, Chin-Hong Puah
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Vol 9, Iss s1, Pp 55-73 (2020)
ISSN: 2336-9205
DOI: 10.2478/jcbtp-2020-0023
Popis: This study attempts to develop a financial vulnerability indicator serving as a composite indicator for the state of financial vulnerability. The indicator was constructed from 10 variables of macroeconomic, financial and property market by extracting a common vulnerability component through the dynamic approximate factor model. On the feedback and amplification effects, the outcome revealed that financial vulnerability shock catalysed significant negative effects on economic activity in a high-vulnerability regime, while the impact was negligible in periods of low vulnerability. This study highlighted the usefulness of composite indicators as an early warning mechanism to gauge vulnerabilities in the Malaysian financial system.
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