Research on the Impact of Trade Network Centrality on International Securities Capital Flows:Empirical Data Based on Global Markets
Using the data such as import and export trade from 1990 to 2019 for 131 countries(regions)worldwide,this study constructs centrality measurement indicators for the trade network and employs a panel regression model to empirically test the impact of trade network centrality on international securities capital flows.The results show that as the level of trade network centrality increases,the country's inter-national securities capital(net)inflows will be suppressed;the suppression mechanism is achieved by af-fecting international investments in stocks and bonds,with the suppression effect being more pronounced during the subprime crisis in developed countries;the strength of the suppression is influenced by the fac-tors such as the country's stock market volatility,the level of banking sector development,and loan risk premium,with arbitrage factors prompting capital to flow from trade network central countries to periph-eral countries.China should combine the external influence and control generated by the centrality advan-tage of the trade network to optimize the policy system and improve the efficiency of international securities capital allocation.