Can Short-Term Capital Controls Promote Capital Inflows? /

In an economy a la Diamond and Dybvig (1983), we present an example in which foreign lenders find it profitable to invest in an emerging market if, and only if, the emerging market government imposes taxes on short-term capital inflows. This implies that capital controls that are effective in reduci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cordella, Tito
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/131
Online Access:Full text available on IMF