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Chinese Shadow Banking: Bank-Centric Misperceptions

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  • Tri Vi Dang

    (Columbia University and Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)

  • Honglin Wang

    (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)

  • Aidan Yao

    (AXA Investment Managers)

Abstract

In this paper, we provide a qualitative and theoretical framework to analyze the rapid growth of shadow banking in China. An important characteristic of the system is its close connection with traditional banks, making it very bank-centric. Our theoretical model employs the concept of "information sensitivity" - a measure of tail risks - by Dang, Gorton and Holmstrom (2013) and suggests that Chinese shadow banking is built on the asymmetric perception of information sensitivity among shadow banking entities, banks and investors. Compared to the US, we show that shadow banking in China is built on different mechanisms (implicit guarantees in China versus financial engineering in the US) and operates on different platforms (banks versus capital markets).

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  • Tri Vi Dang & Honglin Wang & Aidan Yao, 2014. "Chinese Shadow Banking: Bank-Centric Misperceptions," Working Papers 222014, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research.
  • Handle: RePEc:hkm:wpaper:222014
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    1. Gang Bai & Chunhui Chen, 2023. "Managing Information Sensitivity: The Relationship between the Interbank Offered Rate and the Characteristics of Bank-Issued Wealth Management Products in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-19, January.
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    3. Dang, Tri Vi & He, Qing, 2016. "Bureaucrats as successor CEOs," BOFIT Discussion Papers 13/2016, Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition.
    4. Jinghan Cai & Alicia Garcia-Herrero & Le Xia, 2015. "China’s shadow banking sector: Arbitrage, window-dressing and wealth management products," Working Papers 1530, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department.
    5. Lin, Shu & Xiao, Jinchuan & Ye, Haichun, 2020. "Disguised carry trade and the transmission of global liquidity shocks: Evidence from China’s goods trade data," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
    6. Dang, Tri Vi & He, Qing, 2016. "Bureaucrats as successor CEOs," BOFIT Discussion Papers 13/2016, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT).
    7. Yang, Liu & van Wijnbergen, S. & Qi, Xiaotong & Yi, Yuhuan, 2019. "Chinese shadow banking, financial regulation and effectiveness of monetary policy," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 57(C).
    8. Daniela Gabor, 2018. "Goodbye (Chinese) Shadow Banking, Hello Market†based Finance," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 49(2), pages 394-419, March.
    9. Du, Julan & Li, Chang & Wang, Yongqin, 2017. "A comparative study of shadow banking activities of non-financial firms in transition economies," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 46(S), pages 35-49.
    10. Du, Julan & Li, Chang & Wang, Yongqin, 2023. "Shadow banking of non-financial firms: Arbitrage between formal and informal credit markets in China," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 55(C).
    11. Hou, Xiaohui & Li, Shuo & Guo, Pin & Wang, Qing, 2018. "The cost effects of shadow banking activities and political intervention: Evidence from the banking sector in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 307-318.
    12. Ouyang, Alice Y. & Wang, Jifan, 2022. "Shadow banking, macroprudential policy, and bank stability: Evidence from China’s wealth management product market," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    13. Jo, Yonghwan & Kim, Jihee & Santos, Francisco, 2022. "The impact of liquidity risk in the Chinese banking system on the global commodity markets," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 23-50.
    14. Cheng, Xiaoqiang & Wang, Yabin, 2022. "Shadow banking and the bank lending channel of monetary policy in China," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
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