Capital Controls and Economic Growth: How Controls on Inflows and Outflows are Different
32 Pages Posted: 26 Feb 2008
Date Written: February 14, 2008
Abstract
In order to investigate the effects of different types of capital controls on economic growth, we construct a new measure of capital controls; making this study one of the first to distinguish between controls on inflows and outflows. Contrary to previous studies, we are able to show that capital controls do have an effect on economic growth. We find that controls on capital inflows have a positive effect on economic growth, while controls on outflows have detrimental effects. Moreover, controls on equity markets are also found to have a negative impact on economic growth. These results validate the theoretical arguments made by for instance Mishkin (2001) and Bekaert, Harvey, and Lundblad (2005).
Keywords: Capital Controls, Economic Growth, Developing Countries
JEL Classification: F21, F43, O24, O40
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