Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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963386 | Journal of International Money and Finance | 2015 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Based on a dataset of 112 emerging economies and developing countries, this paper addresses the question whether the accumulation of international reserves has effectively protected countries during the 2008-09 financial crisis. More specifically, the paper investigates the relation between international reserves and the existence of capital controls. We find that the level of reserves matters: countries with high reserves relative to short-term debt suffered less from the crisis, particularly when associated with a less open capital account. This suggests some degree of complementarity between reserve accumulation and capital controls.
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Authors
Matthieu Bussière, Gong Cheng, Menzie D. Chinn, Noëmie Lisack,