A Simple Measure of the Intensity of Capital Controls /

We present a readily available monthly measure of the intensity of capital controls across 29 emerging market countries that is based on the degree of restrictions on foreign ownership of equities. The initial opening of a market as given by our measure corresponds well with the liberalization dates...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warnock, Francis
Other Authors: Edison, Hali
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/180
Online Access:Full text available on IMF