Disaggregated Capital Flows and Developing Countries’ Competitiveness

Sami Ben Naceur, Damyana Bakardzhieva () and Bassem Kamar ()

World Development, 2012, vol. 40, issue 2, 223-237

Abstract: Attracting capital and foreign exchange flows is crucial for developing countries. Yet, these flows could lead to real exchange rate appreciation and may thus have detrimental effects on competitiveness, jeopardizing exports and growth. We investigate this dilemma by comparing the impact of six types of flows on real exchange rate behavior in a sample of 57 developing countries covering Africa, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The results reveal that portfolio investments, foreign borrowing, aid, and income lead to real exchange rate appreciation, while remittances have disparate effects across regions. Foreign direct investments have no effect on the real exchange rate, contributing to resolve the above dilemma.

Keywords: real exchange rate; competitiveness; capital flows; FDI; developing countries; panel data econometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.07.001

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