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Determinants and Repercussions of the Composition of Capital Inflows

By Mark S. Carlson, Leonardo Hernández

May 1, 2002

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Mark S. Carlson, and Leonardo Hernández. Determinants and Repercussions of the Composition of Capital Inflows, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2002) accessed November 24, 2024
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Summary

The Mexican, Asian, and Russian crises of the mid- and late 1990s have renewed interest among policymakers in the determinants and effects of private capital inflows. This paper analyzes whether policies can affect the composition of capital inflows and whether different compositions aggravate crises. The results support the view that, while fundamentals matter, capital controls can affect the mix of capital inflows that countries receive. The results also show that during the Asian crisis, countries with more yen-denominated debt faired worse, while during the Mexican crisis larger short-term debt stocks increased the severity of the crisis.

Subject: Balance of payments, Capital flows, Capital inflows, Exchange rate arrangements, Foreign direct investment, Foreign exchange, Real exchange rates

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Capital flows, Capital inflows, Contagion, Crises index, Crisis, Crisis country, Crisis transmission, Denomination affect crisis severity, East Asia, Emerging market crisis, Exchange rate arrangements, Float tend, Foreign direct investment, Group crisis, Group short-term debt, Net capital, Nominal exchange rate, Portfolio equity, Real exchange rates, Short-term debt flow, Studies group crisis, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    50

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2002/086

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0862002

  • ISBN:

    9781451850895

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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