National and Regional Financial Openness in China

Xiuping Hua, Anders Johansson and Xun Wang ()
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Xiuping Hua: Nottingham University Business School China
Xun Wang: Stockholm China Economic Research Institute, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden

No 2015-38, Stockholm School of Economics Asia Working Paper Series from Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm China Economic Research Institute

Abstract: While China’s economy has been subject to a wide range of economic reforms since 1978, its capital account is still restricted. The issue of capital account convertibility is widely debated both in China and by foreign observers. This study contributes to the understanding of China’s capital account by constructing new indices for China’s financial openness. First, we construct alternative indices, both of which suggest that China has experienced significant increases in its financial openness, albeit beginning at very low levels in the late 1970s. Then, we construct an index for financial openness at the provincial level from 2000. As expected, the eastern provinces exhibit much higher levels of financial openness than the provinces located in the central and western parts of the country. Taken together, these indices enable a clear overview of national and regional financial openness across time and are well suited for future studies on determinants and effects of financial openness in China.

Keywords: Financial openness; Capital account; Capital controls; Convertibility; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F32 F42 G20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2015-08-20
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