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- ISSN: 18151973 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18151973
Capital flow deflection under the magnifying glass
In a financially interconnected world, individual countries’ policy choices affect other economies and can become a source of international shocks. Leveraging on a new quarterly dataset of capital control adjustments, we find renewed evidence that the introduction of capital controls in one economy increases capital inflows to other similar borrowing economies.
Keywords: Capital controls, Bilateral capital flows, Externalities, Spillovers, Emerging markets
JEL:
F38: International Economics / International Finance / International Financial Policy: Financial Transactions Tax; Capital Controls;
F21: International Economics / International Factor Movements and International Business / International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements;
F42: International Economics / Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance / International Policy Coordination and Transmission;
F32: International Economics / International Finance / Current Account Adjustment; Short-Term Capital Movements
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