IMF Programs and Financial Flows to Offshore Centers /

This paper examines whether IMF lending is associated with increases in outflows to offshore financial centers (OFCs), known for bank secrecy and asset protection, relative to other international destinations. Using quarterly data from the BIS on bilateral bank deposits, we are unable to detect any...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aiyar, Shekhar
Other Authors: Patnam, Manasa
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/146
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