Managing Capital Inflows: The Role of Capital Controls and Prudential Policies

Mahvash Qureshi, Jonathan Ostry, Atish Ghosh () and Marcos Chamon ()

No 17363, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We examine whether macroprudential policies and capital controls can contribute to enhancing financial stability in the face of large capital inflows. We construct new indices of foreign currency (FX)-related prudential measures, domestic prudential measures, and financial-sector capital controls for 51 emerging market economies over the period 1995-2008. Our results indicate that both capital controls and FX-related prudential measures are associated with a lower proportion of FX lending in total domestic bank credit and a lower proportion of portfolio debt in total external liabilities. Other prudential policies appear to help restrain the intensity of aggregate credit booms. Experience from the global financial crisis suggests that prudential and capital control policies in place during the boom seem to have enhanced economic resilience during the bust.

JEL-codes: F21 F32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-08
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Published as Tools for Managing Financial-Stability Risks from Capital Inflows , Jonathan D. Ostry, Atish R. Ghosh, Marcos Chamon, Mahvash S. Qureshi. in Global Financial Crisis , Engel, Forbes, and Frankel. 2012

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