This paper seeks to fill a gap in the literature on frontier market economies (FMEs) with the following two research questions: (i) Which are the drivers of FMEs' integration into financial globalisation? (ii) What explains the greater vulnerability of FMEs compared to emerging market economies...

1. Introduction -- 2. Costs and benefits of capital account liberalization for developing countries : theoretical and empirical evaluation -- 3. Financial liberalization and economic policy in Brazil in 1990-2009 -- 4. Recent changes in capital controls and foreign exchange rules in Brazil -- 5....