IMF Working Papers

Capital Controls and Trade Liberalization in a Monetary Economy

By B. Jang

March 1, 1999

Download PDF

Preview Citation

Format: Chicago

B. Jang Capital Controls and Trade Liberalization in a Monetary Economy, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1999) accessed November 21, 2024
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This paper reexamines Aizenman’s (1985) results on the effects of capital controls during unanticipated trade liberalization using an intertemporal optimizing monetary model. Unlike in Aizenman’s model, which is based on the currency substitution model, foreign money is an interest-bearing asset in this paper, and its major role is to smooth intertemporal consumption. With this modification, Aizenman’s results are reversed, thus showing that the effects of capital controls during trade liberalization would vary greatly depending on the role of foreign money in a country. The effects of an anticipated trade liberalization are also studied.

Subject: Balance of payments, Capital controls, Consumption, Demand for money, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, International trade, Money, National accounts, Trade liberalization

Keywords: Capital Controls, Capital mobility, Consumption, Current account, Current account adjustment, Demand for money, Exchange rates, Liberalization policy, Money balance, Trade Liberalization, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    24

  • Volume:

    ---

  • DOI:

    ---

  • Issue:

    ---

  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1999/024

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0241999

  • ISBN:

    9781451844122

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

You May Also Be Interested In...

EBA-Lite 3.0 Model and Methodology

November 18, 2024

Libya: Technical Assistance Report-Redesign of Income Tax Forms

November 15, 2024

Growth Convergence and Public Finances of India and its States

November 15, 2024

Foreign Exchange Intervention Under the Integrated Policy Framework: The Case of India

November 15, 2024