Geoeconomic fragmentation is on the rise amidst heightened geopolitical tensions and a surge in inward-looking policies to strengthen economic and national security. Focusing on trade and capital flows, this paper takes a closer look at the implications of geoeconomic fragmentation for the...

We first empirically document that excessive credit growth and asset price overvaluations raise the likelihood of financial crises and deepen the severity of associated economic downturns in advanced economies using linear probability models and local projections. We then rationalise these...