Why Do Countries Use Capital Controls?
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Summary:
Recourse to controls on capital flows among developing economies is generally quite pervasive. This paper examines the structure and determinants of capital controls based on a cross-sectional study of developing and transition economies. It identifies categories of capital transactions that can be aggregated for analytical purposes. Controls are found to be related to the balance of payments, macroeconomic management, market and institutional evolution, prudential and other factors. The relationship with the balance of payments, however, is not robust to simultaneous equation analysis.
Series:
Working Paper No. 1998/181
Subject:
Capital controls Capital flows Capital markets Foreign direct investment Money markets
English
Publication Date:
December 1, 1998
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451859164/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA1811998
Pages:
37
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