Inflation and Financial Globalisation

The size of gross external portfolio holdings has among many countries increased substantially over the recent past. Over the same period the volatility of inflation has declined in most countries. Many previous papers argue that financial globalisation has led to improved policy-making and lower inflation. This paper makes the case that there could be causation running in the other direction. We present theory and empirical evidence indicating that more stable inflation leads to a substantial rise in the size of gross international financial positions, and an increase in financial globalisation.Full publication: "http://ssrn.com/abstract=2248714" Globalisation and Inflation Dynamics in Asia and the Pacific