DDI_WLD_2006_BCE_v01_M
2010-09-08
NADA
version 01 (September 2010)
Banking Crisis and Exports 1980-2006
BCE 1980-2006
WLD_2006_BCE_v01_M
Leonardo Iacovone (World Bank) and Veronika Zavacka (Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies)
NADA
Development Research Group
For the first time since 1982, in 2009, global trade flows will not grow. According to the latest IMF projections global trade in goods and services is expected to drop by 11% during 2009 and to stagnate in year 2010. The recent collapse in exports following the unfolding of the financial crisis has generated new pressing questions about the relationship between banking crises and exports growth. Are the supply shocks due to the collapse in the banking system responsible for the falls in exports? Or is what we observe completely attributable to the demand side where we have also observed unprecedented drops particularly in developed countries? In Iacovone and Zavacka (2009) we explore these questions using data, below, from 23 past banking crises episodes involving both developed and developing countries during 1980-2000.
World
Aggregate data [agg]
The dataset includes indicators related to:
- Export
- Export growth rate
- Banking crisis
- External finance dependence
- Dependence on trade credit
- Tangibility
- Financial institution assets
- Stock market capitalization
- Private credit
- Trade
- GDP loss during crisis
- Real GDP per capita
- Blanket guarantee
- Liquidity support
- Forbearance
- Recapitalizations
- Debt relief
- Recession
- Real gdp growth
- Inventories/sales
- Cash conversion cycle
- External finance dependence
- Capital/labor
- R&D intensity
- Product homogeneity
Other [oth]
Exports data, from UN Comtrade, are disaggregated at 4 digits ISIC Rev 2 and cover the period 1980 to 2006. There are 81 industries at this level of disaggregation, however, not all countries have exported in all industries and years and therefore the resulting panel is unbalanced with the number of observations slightly above 30000.
The information on banking crises is obtained from Dell'Ariccia, Detragiache, and Rajan (2008) who identify 48 episodes of systemic financial crises in both developed and developing countries. Because we are only interested in the effect of pure banking crises we exclude all \twin crises" when a currency crisis occurred jointly with the banking crisis. The rationale for this exclusion is that we want to isolate the credit crunch channel from balance sheet effects. During twin crises, when large devaluations occur, firms with high exposure to foreign debt will be hit particularly hard. If these firms are also the firms highly dependent on external finance, the effect of the crisis on exporters that we observe might be a consequence of their own balance sheet problems rather than a consequence of the credit crunch due to the banking crisis. Finally, out of the remaining 32 crisis episodes we only have disaggregated trade data for 23 crises in 21 countries. We use Dell'Ariccia, Detragiache, and Rajan's (2008) database to identify the start of the crisis but in the estimations the financial crisis dummy is actually a \crisis window". This is equal to 1 if country if faces a financial crisis in year t as well as in the two following years .The reason of using a crisis window is because we are not only interested in the immediate short run effects of the crisis but also its medium-term effects. Furthermore, given the lumpiness of certain investments it is possible that the impact of the credit crunch due to the crisis may emerge with a lag as firms do not have to finance investment continuously.
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FinalDataset
Exports data, from UN Comtrade, are disaggregated at 4 digits ISIC Rev 2 and cover the period 1980 to 2006. There are 81 industries at this level of disaggregation, however, not all countries have exported in all industries and years and therefore the resulting panel is unbalanced with the number of observations slightly above 30000.
The information on banking crises is obtained from Dell'Ariccia, Detragiache, and Rajan (2008) who identify 48 episodes of systemic financial crises in both developed and developing countries. Because we are only interested in the effect of pure banking crises we exclude all \twin crises" when a currency crisis occurred jointly with the banking crisis. The rationale for this exclusion is that we want to isolate the credit crunch channel from balance sheet effects. During twin crises, when large devaluations occur, firms with high exposure to foreign debt will be hit particularly hard. If these firms are also the firms highly dependent on external finance, the effect of the crisis on exporters that we observe might be a consequence of their own balance sheet problems rather than a consequence of the credit crunch due to the banking crisis. Finally, out of the remaining 32 crisis episodes we only have disaggregated trade data for 23 crises in 21 countries. We use Dell'Ariccia, Detragiache, and Rajan's (2008) database to identify the start of the crisis but in the estimations the financial crisis dummy is actually a \crisis window". This is equal to 1 if country if faces a financial crisis in year t as well as in the two following years .The reason of using a crisis window is because we are not only interested in the immediate short run effects of the crisis but also its medium-term effects. Furthermore, given the lumpiness of certain investments it is possible that the impact of the credit crunch due to the crisis may emerge with a lag as firms do not have to finance investment continuously.
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Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
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ARG
BOL
COL
CRI
FIN
IDN
ITA
JOR
JPN
LKA
MEX
MYS
NGA
NOR
NPL
PAN
PHL
PNG
PRT
SWE
TUN
USA
Year
Year
Year
Year
Year
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1980
2006
Product
Product
Product
Product
Product
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3111
3909
Total value of exports(thousands USD)
Total value of exports(thousands USD)
Total value of exports(thousands USD)
Total value of exports(thousands USD)
Total value of exports(thousands USD)
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1
136029777.555
840004.573
4286242.227
Share of the industry in total exports in t-3
Share of the industry in total exports in t-3
Share of the industry in total exports in t-3
Share of the industry in total exports in t-3
Share of the industry in total exports in t-3
35472
4116
4.28e-09
0.952
0.0138
0.0418
The trade share is the share of industry exports in total exports lagged three periods.
Export growth rate (log difference)
Export growth rate (log difference)
Export growth rate (log difference)
Export growth rate (log difference)
Export growth rate (log difference)
37596
1992
-8.566
8.631
0.105
0.787
Trimmed growth rate (5% at each tail)
Trimmed growth rate (5% at each tail)
Trimmed growth rate (5% at each tail)
Trimmed growth rate (5% at each tail)
Trimmed growth rate (5% at each tail)
33862
5726
-1.527
1.523
0.0985
0.339
Banking crisis dummy
Banking crisis dummy
Banking crisis dummy
Banking crisis dummy
Banking crisis dummy
39480
108
1
Sysmiss
The crisis dummy equals to one in the year of the crisis and in the first and second year after the crisis and is zero otherwise.
Banking crisis - 3 year window
Banking crisis - 3 year window
Banking crisis - 3 year window
Banking crisis - 3 year window
Banking crisis - 3 year window
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1
Twin crisis
Twin crisis
Twin crisis
Twin crisis
Twin crisis
37843
1745
1
Sysmiss
Twin crises is when a currency crisis occurred jointly with the banking crisis.
External finance dependence (Rajan, Zingales 1998)
External finance dependence (Rajan, Zingales 1998)
External finance dependence (Rajan, Zingales 1998)
External finance dependence (Rajan, Zingales 1998)
External finance dependence (Rajan, Zingales 1998)
38111
1477
-0.45
1.49
0.309
0.326
RZ is the measure of external dependence. The measure of external finance dependence is based on data of listed US companies provided in Compustat and obtained from Rajan and Zingales (1998). They compute the proxy as a fraction of capital expenditures that an industry is not able to finance with internal funds. To construct it they first compute the median of all firms in each sector and year and then they average the sectoral measures over the entire period of 1980-89.
Dependence on trade credit (Fisman, Love 2003)
Dependence on trade credit (Fisman, Love 2003)
Dependence on trade credit (Fisman, Love 2003)
Dependence on trade credit (Fisman, Love 2003)
Dependence on trade credit (Fisman, Love 2003)
38111
1477
0.055
0.149
0.0903
0.0171
FL is a measure of dependence on trade credit. The measure of trade credit dependence is obtained from Fisman and Love (2003) who define it as the ratio of accounts payable in total assets. Similarly to Rajan and Zingales (1998) they base their measure on US data from Compustat.
Tangibility (Kroszner, Laeven, Klingebiel 2007)
Tangibility (Kroszner, Laeven, Klingebiel 2007)
Tangibility (Kroszner, Laeven, Klingebiel 2007)
Tangibility (Kroszner, Laeven, Klingebiel 2007)
Tangibility (Kroszner, Laeven, Klingebiel 2007)
38111
1477
0.12
0.62
0.299
0.11
TANG is defined as tangibility. The tangibility obtained from Kroszner, Laeven, and Klingebiel (2007) measure uses the same procedure and data and is defined as the ratio of the book values of property, plant and equipment in total assets.
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ASSETS / GDP
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ASSETS / GDP
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ASSETS / GDP
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ASSETS / GDP
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ASSETS / GDP
15857
23731
3.99e-05
1.557
0.302
0.38
PRIVATE CREDIT BY DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / GDP
PRIVATE CREDIT BY DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / GDP
PRIVATE CREDIT BY DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / GDP
PRIVATE CREDIT BY DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / GDP
PRIVATE CREDIT BY DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / GDP
37844
1744
0.0447
2.006
0.628
0.436
Financial development is computed as private credit in GDP.
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION / GDP
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION / GDP
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION / GDP
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION / GDP
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION / GDP
31141
8447
0.000635
2.824
0.44
0.491
Trade weighted recession abroad
Trade weighted recession abroad
Trade weighted recession abroad
Trade weighted recession abroad
Trade weighted recession abroad
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1
0.148
0.205
Trade weighted GDP growth abroad
Trade weighted GDP growth abroad
Trade weighted GDP growth abroad
Trade weighted GDP growth abroad
Trade weighted GDP growth abroad
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-30.078
37.423
2.483
2.182
1 if durable, 0 otherwise
1 if durable, 0 otherwise
1 if durable, 0 otherwise
1 if durable, 0 otherwise
1 if durable, 0 otherwise
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GDP loss during crisis (linear trend)
GDP loss during crisis (linear trend)
GDP loss during crisis (linear trend)
GDP loss during crisis (linear trend)
GDP loss during crisis (linear trend)
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-0.211
0.674
0.00565
0.0527
The loss is defined as the deviation of the predicted GDP from actual GDP over actual GDP. Either linear or quadratic trend is used for prediction.
GDP loss during crisis (quadratic trend)
GDP loss during crisis (quadratic trend)
GDP loss during crisis (quadratic trend)
GDP loss during crisis (quadratic trend)
GDP loss during crisis (quadratic trend)
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-0.258
0.217
0.00054
0.0395
The loss is defined as the deviation of the predicted GDP from actual GDP over actual GDP. Either linear or quadratic trend is used for prediction.
Real GDP per capita (USD)
Real GDP per capita (USD)
Real GDP per capita (USD)
Real GDP per capita (USD)
Real GDP per capita (USD)
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142.847
41440.828
10456.79
11728.643
Dummy=1 if developed, 0 otherwise
Dummy=1 if developed, 0 otherwise
Dummy=1 if developed, 0 otherwise
Dummy=1 if developed, 0 otherwise
Dummy=1 if developed, 0 otherwise
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(mean) developing
(mean) developing
(mean) developing
(mean) developing
(mean) developing
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1
Blanket guarantee
Blanket guarantee
Blanket guarantee
Blanket guarantee
Blanket guarantee
24735
14853
1
Sysmiss
Liquidity support
Liquidity support
Liquidity support
Liquidity support
Liquidity support
24735
14853
1
Sysmiss
Forbearance A
Forbearance A
Forbearance A
Forbearance A
Forbearance A
24735
14853
1
Sysmiss
Forbearance of type A allows insolvent or illiquid banks to operate for 12 months.
Forbearance B
Forbearance B
Forbearance B
Forbearance B
Forbearance B
24735
14853
1
Sysmiss
Forbearance of type B means that either there is type A forbearance or some regulations are not enforced.
Recapitalizations
Recapitalizations
Recapitalizations
Recapitalizations
Recapitalizations
24735
14853
1
Sysmiss
The measure captures repeated recapitalizations as zero-one dummies.
Debt relief
Debt relief
Debt relief
Debt relief
Debt relief
24735
14853
1
Sysmiss
The measure captures government sponsored debt relief for corporate or private borrowers as zero-one dummies.
Policy total
Policy total
Policy total
Policy total
Policy total
24735
14853
1
2
3
4
5
Sysmiss
The policy total variable adds the dummies and gives the number of policies that have been implemented during each crisis
Recession at home dummy
Recession at home dummy
Recession at home dummy
Recession at home dummy
Recession at home dummy
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1
Real gdp growth %
Real gdp growth %
Real gdp growth %
Real gdp growth %
Real gdp growth %
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-13.452
18.665
3.431
3.492
Inventories/sales
Inventories/sales
Inventories/sales
Inventories/sales
Inventories/sales
38258
1330
0.0526
0.407
0.168
0.0633
INVSA is from Raddatz (2006). It is defined as inventories to sales and is meant to
capture short term financial needs intended to cover mainly the working capital.
Cash conversion cycle
Cash conversion cycle
Cash conversion cycle
Cash conversion cycle
Cash conversion cycle
38258
1330
0.19
1.99
1.045
0.406
CCC is from Raddatz (2006). It is defined as cash conversion cycle and is meant to
capture short term nancial needs intended to cover mainly the working capital.
External finance dependence, young firms
External finance dependence, young firms
External finance dependence, young firms
External finance dependence, young firms
External finance dependence, young firms
37081
2507
-1.53
2.06
0.66
0.602
RZ young is a measure of external dependence based on Rajan, Zingales (1998) calculated as fraction of capital expenditures not funded by internal funds computed for firms listed for less than 10 years.
Ext. fin. dep. non-crisis countries
Ext. fin. dep. non-crisis countries
Ext. fin. dep. non-crisis countries
Ext. fin. dep. non-crisis countries
Ext. fin. dep. non-crisis countries
38111
1477
-0.25
1.55
0.128
0.278
RZ non crisis is based on Kroszner, Laeven, and Klingebiel (2007) who compute the same measure based only on data of countries that have never experienced a financial crisis.
Capital/labor
Capital/labor
Capital/labor
Capital/labor
Capital/labor
38111
1477
7.12
244.65
29.586
30.664
R&D intensity
R&D intensity
R&D intensity
R&D intensity
R&D intensity
38111
1477
0.58
0.0278
0.0681
Product homogeneity
Product homogeneity
Product homogeneity
Product homogeneity
Product homogeneity
30351
9237
1
Sysmiss
Number of intermediates (Cowan and Neut)
Number of intermediates (Cowan and Neut)
Number of intermediates (Cowan and Neut)
Number of intermediates (Cowan and Neut)
Number of intermediates (Cowan and Neut)
The share of 20 largest intermediates together with Herfindahl index is capturing the complexity of a product.
37268
2320
0.403
1.729
1.148
0.308
Herfindahl index of intermediate use (Cowan and Neut)
Herfindahl index of intermediate use (Cowan and Neut)
Herfindahl index of intermediate use (Cowan and Neut)
Herfindahl index of intermediate use (Cowan and Neut)
Herfindahl index of intermediate use (Cowan and Neut)
The Herfindahl index toghether with n is capturing the complexity of a product.
37268
2320
0.352
4.16
0.805
0.556
Intermediate use/Output (Cowan and Neut)
Intermediate use/Output (Cowan and Neut)
Intermediate use/Output (Cowan and Neut)
Intermediate use/Output (Cowan and Neut)
Intermediate use/Output (Cowan and Neut)
37268
2320
0.611
1.503
1.026
0.155
Contagious crisis dummy
Contagious crisis dummy
Contagious crisis dummy
Contagious crisis dummy
Contagious crisis dummy
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