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dc.titlePreventing Sudden Stops in Net Capital Flows
dc.contributor.authorCavallo, Eduardo A.
dc.contributor.authorIzquierdo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorLeon-Diaz, John
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.date.available2020-08-06T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-08-06T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractSudden stops in net capital flows can be prevented if domestic investors either repatriate foreign-held assets or roll over their local asset holdings when foreign investors stop lending or sell off their local asset holdings. This paper presents evidence showing that domestic factors such as low levels of liability dollarization, the consistency of the monetary and exchange rate regimes, low inflation, higher growth, and a solid institutional background, explain why some countries are more successful in eliciting the behaviors that increase the probability of preventing a sudden stop following a tightening of the external borrowing constraint. Prevention is key to offsetting an external credit crunch originating in factors that are usually outside the control of borrowing countries, which can turn into costly sudden stops in net capital flows in the affected economies.
dc.format.extent54
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002561
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Preventing-Sudden-Stops-in-Net-Capital-Flows.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInflation
dc.subjectExchange Rate
dc.subjectSudden Stop
dc.subjectFinancial Crisis
dc.subjectCapital Flow
dc.subjectGross Domestic Product
dc.subjectForeign Asset
dc.subject.jelcodeF30 - International Finance: General
dc.subject.jelcodeF40 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: General
dc.subject.jelcodeF32 - Current Account Adjustment • Short-Term Capital Movements
dc.subject.keywordsGross capital flows;Sudden stops;Retrenchments;Domestic versusforeign investors
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01132
idb.operationRG-K1089
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