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Chapter 9. Global Financial Shocks and Gross Capital Flows in Latin America »
Source: Latin America : New Challenges to Growth and Stability
Series: Books
Author(s): Dora Iakova , Luis Cubeddu , Gustavo Adler , and Sebastian Sosa
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 December 2014
ISBN: 9781498328166
Keywords: debt, commodity, fiscal policy, interest, growth
Global financial markets have been a source of sizable shocks over the past decade, with broad repercussions across emerging markets. Stark examples are the crisis triggered by the bankruptcy of...

Part III: Is Latin America Vulnerable to Rising Capital Flow Volatility? »
Source: Latin America : New Challenges to Growth and Stability
Series: Books
Author(s): Dora Iakova , Luis Cubeddu , Gustavo Adler , and Sebastian Sosa
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 December 2014
ISBN: 9781498328166
Keywords: debt, commodity, fiscal policy, interest, growth
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23. Capital Flows and Capital Account Management »
Source: What Have We Learned? Macroeconomic Policy After the Crisis
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 May 2014
ISBN: 9780262027342
Keywords: bank, debt, banks, capital, inflation
International financial integration and capital account management have been central issues in the policy discussion in recent years. However, these issues are not new in emerging market economies. Some of t...

24. Managing Capital Inflows in Brazil »
Source: What Have We Learned? Macroeconomic Policy After the Crisis
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 May 2014
ISBN: 9780262027342
Keywords: bank, debt, banks, capital, inflation
This chapter presents the recent Brazilian experience of dealing with capital inflows associated with domestic currency appreciation, and the use of macroprudential measures to cope with the capital surges....

Chapter 10. Fiscal Policy and the Current Account in Microstates »
Source: Caribbean Renewal : Tackling Fiscal and Debt Challenges
Series: Books
Author(s): Charles Amo Yartey , and Therese Turner-Jones
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 May 2014
ISBN: 9781484369142
Keywords: public debt, debt reduction, fiscal consolidation, debt restructuring, fiscal policy
This chapter examines the empirical link between fiscal policy and the current account focusing on microstates, defined as countries with a population of less than 2 million between 1970 and 200...

Chapter 9. Making Current Account Adjustment in Europe Growth Friendly »
Source: Jobs and Growth : Supporting the European Recovery: Supporting the European Recovery
Series: Books
Author(s): Martin Schindler , Helge Berger , Bas Bakker , and Antonio Spilimbergo
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 April 2014
ISBN: 9781484304464
Keywords: labor market, employment, unemployment, regulations, labor productivity
Rebalancing and Reforms...

Chapter 4. Brazil’s Experience in Managing Capital Inflows: The Role of Capital Controls »
Source: Managing Economic Volatility in Latin America
Series: Books
Author(s): R. Gelos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2014
ISBN: 9781484364987
Keywords: exchange rate, public debt, inflation, current account, dutch disease
This chapter presents Brazil’s experience in managing capital flows. It discusses the Brazilian authorities’ use of a broad range of instruments to deal with capital inflows, including foreign exchange (FX)...

Chapter 3. Estimating Current Account Norms in Latin American Emerging Markets: A Quantile Regression Approach »
Source: Managing Economic Volatility in Latin America
Series: Books
Author(s): R. Gelos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2014
ISBN: 9781484364987
Keywords: exchange rate, public debt, inflation, current account, dutch disease
A key tool to assess the equilibrium exchange rate is based on the estimation of the savings-investment balance (current account norms). These norms are projected on a set of macroeconomic fundamentals and d...

Part I: Capital Flows and Dutch Disease »
Source: Managing Economic Volatility in Latin America
Series: Books
Author(s): R. Gelos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2014
ISBN: 9781484364987
Keywords: exchange rate, public debt, inflation, current account, dutch disease
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Part II: Assessing Reserve Adequacy and Current Account Levels »
Source: Managing Economic Volatility in Latin America
Series: Books
Author(s): R. Gelos
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2014
ISBN: 9781484364987
Keywords: exchange rate, public debt, inflation, current account, dutch disease
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