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Capital Flows and Their Macroeconomic Effects in India

By Renu Kohli

December 1, 2001

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Renu Kohli. Capital Flows and Their Macroeconomic Effects in India, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed November 21, 2024
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This paper documents trends in movement and composition of capital flows into India in a comparative perspective, examines the impact of these flows upon key macroeconomic variables in the economy, and dwells on implications for economic policy. We find that an inflow of foreign capital results in a real appreciation and has a significant impact on domestic money supply. During a capital surge, these effects have been countered through intervention and sterilization. The paper concludes with a discussion on the costs of these policies in the event of a heavy inflow of foreign capital into India.

Subject: Balance of payments, Capital flows, Capital inflows, Central banks, Foreign exchange, International reserves, Monetary base, Money, Real exchange rates

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Capital account, Capital controls, Capital flows, Capital inflows, Capital mobility, Capital surge, Central bank, East Asia, Exchange rate appreciation, Exchange rate movement, Foreign exchange reserves, Global, Import-substituting pattern, Interest rate, International reserves, Intervention, Monetary base, Monetary management, Money supply, Portfolio capital flow, Public finance, Real exchange rate, Real exchange rates, Share price, Southeast Asia, Sterilization, World capital flow, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    36

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2001/192

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1922001

  • ISBN:

    9781451859768

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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