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Real Effects of Capital Inflows in Emerging Markets

By Deniz O Igan, Ali M. Kutan, Ali Mirzaei

December 6, 2016

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Deniz O Igan, Ali M. Kutan, and Ali Mirzaei. Real Effects of Capital Inflows in Emerging Markets, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed November 23, 2024
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Summary

We examine the association between capital inflows and industry growth in a sample of 22 emerging market economies from 1998 to 2010. We expect more external finance dependent industries in countries that host more capital inflows to grow disproportionately faster. This is indeed the case in the pre-crisis period of 1998–2007, and is driven by debt, rather than equity, inflows. We also observe a reduction in output volatility but this association is more pronounced for equity, rather than debt, inflows. These relationships, however, break down during the crisis, hinting at the importance of an undisrupted global financial system for emerging markets to harness the growth benefits of capital inflows. In line with this observation, we also document that the inflows-growth nexus is stronger in countries with well-functioning banks.

Subject: Balance of payments, Capital flows, Capital inflows, Commercial banks, Credit, Financial institutions, Foreign direct investment, Money

Keywords: Bank lending, Capital flow, Capital flows, Capital inflows, Commercial bank, Commercial banks, Credit, Debt inflow, Emerging economies, Equity capital, Equity inflow, Financial dependence, Foreign direct investment, Global, Increase capital allocation efficiency, Industry growth, Portfolio investment, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    50

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2016/235

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2016235

  • ISBN:

    9781475558555

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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