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127 advanced and developing countries. We provide evidence that this is a result of an increase in financial globalization … (stock of external assets and liabilities). This dominates the effect of an increase in trade globalization (exports plus … shocks we show that the theoretical impact of financial and trade globalization on the correlation between capital inflows …
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and developing countries. We provide evidence that this is a result of an increase in financial globalization (stock of … external assets and liabilities). This dominates the effect of an increase in trade globalization (exports plus imports), which … that the theoretical impact of financial and trade globalization on the correlation between capital inflows and outflows is …
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process of financial globalization. Our central findings indicate that policies promoting financial sector development …, institutional quality, and trade openness appear to help developing countries derive the benefits of globalization. Similarly, sound … unavoidable inherent tensions in evaluating the risks and benefits associated with financial globalization. In the light of these …
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Illicit financial flows (IFFs) not only deprive developing countries of domestic resources for development, but also pose a continuing challenge for sustained growth, governance, and effective social justice. This paper provides theoretical and empirical evidence on this growing concern for the...
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Monetary and fiscal policies around the world are in better shape today than two decades ago. This paper studies … whether financial globalization has helped induce governments to pursue better macroeconomic policies (the quot … find strong and robust causal evidence. There is some evidence that financial globalization may have induced countries to …
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Cross-country regressions suggest little connection from foreign capital inflows to more rapid economic growth for developing countries and emerging markets. This suggests that the lack of domestic savings is not the primary constraint on growth in these economies, as implicitly assumed in the...
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Current account imbalances and their sustainability are among the most debated international policy issues. Through the recently designed External Balance Assessment methodology (EBA), the IMF estimates the impact of several countries' fundamentals and policies on their current account balance,...
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Since the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programs and subsequent World Bank and the IMF economic adjustment … that the Neo-liberal economic philosophies of the World Bank and the IMF have continued to damage countries, governments … economic crisis. In doing so, this paper argues that the implementation of World Bank and IMF policies have contributed …
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The paper studies the trend towards the use of securities as a vehicle to transfer capital to developing economies, and how it is linked to the increasing use of derivatives transactions in developing countries. It also provides a descriptive analysis of how each type of capital vehicle is...
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Cross-border capital flows are expected to lead to increased international risk sharing by facilitating borrowing and lending in global financial markets. This paper examines risk-sharing outcomes of various types of capital flows (foreign direct investment, portfolio equity, debt, remittance,...
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