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Net foreign assets of Dutch commercial banks: A comment

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The article provides a contribution to the discussion on the net foreign assets of the commerical banks, by drawing renewed attention to the possible passivity of the banking sector, which has gained topicality with the striking developments of 1989. Indeed, the banking sector may be considerably more reactive in regards to net foreign assets formation than has been assumed by various authors and in macroeconometric models on the basis of portfolio optimizing behaviour. However, due to the above-mentioned methodological and empirical shortcomings, Bakkers's study certainly does not provide the final answer to this question.

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Boeschoten, W.C. Net foreign assets of Dutch commercial banks: A comment. De Economist 142, 341–344 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01431977

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