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Do Capital Flows Matter to Stock and House Prices? Evidence from China

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  • Ling Feng
  • Ching-Yi Lin
  • Chun Wang

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This article analyzes the impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) and short-term capital flows, otherwise known as hot money, on stock and house prices in China. Empirical results, estimated using the local projections approach, reveal that a positive hot money net inflow shock significantly increases stock and house prices and the impacts persist for up to 1–2 months, while a positive FDI net inflow shock contributes significantly to lagged house price appreciation but has no effect on stock prices. This study also identifies negative pass-through effects of FDI net inflows on hot money net inflows and positive pass-through effects of stock prices on house prices.

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  • Ling Feng & Ching-Yi Lin & Chun Wang, 2017. "Do Capital Flows Matter to Stock and House Prices? Evidence from China," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(10), pages 2215-2232, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:53:y:2017:i:10:p:2215-2232
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2016.1180283
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