The Chinese Approach to Capital Inflows : Patterns and Possible Explanations /

In this paper, we adopt a cross-country perspective to examine the evolution of capital flows into China, both in terms of volumes and composition. China's inflows have generally been dominated by foreign direct investment (FDI), a pattern that appears to be favorable in light of the recent lit...

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Autor Principal: Wei, Shang-Jin
Outros autores: Prasad, Eswar
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/079
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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