Arbeitspapier
Capital flows: Catalyst or hindrance to economic takeoffs?
This paper applies a probit estimation to assess the relationship between economic takeoffs during 1950-2000 and inflows of portfolio debt, portfolio equity, and FDI, controlling for country's stock of short-term external debt and commodity terms of trade. Average level of FDI inflows is associated with a 23 percent higher takeoff probability relative to a zero FDI inflow benchmark, and this effect is highest for the Latin America subsample, with a 65 rise in takeoff probability. Higher stock of short term external debt has been associated with a substantial negative effect on the probability of a takeoff, and the effect of the short terms debt overhang is largest for Latin American countries. Yet, virtually all the takeoffs were associated with a rise in portfolio debt inflows. At the sample mean, inflow of portfolio debt is associated with approximately 25 percent higher probability of a takeoff. In contrast, a one standard deviation increase in equity outflows (inflows) is associated with a 47 percent (17 percent) decline in the probability of a takeoff. A one standard deviation improvement in commodity terms of trade is associated with 28 percent higher takeoff probability.
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Englisch
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 11-05
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Economic Integration
International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements
Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
Economic Growth of Open Economies
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
- Thema
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Kapitalmobilität
Kapitalimport
Portfolio-Investition
Direktinvestition
Wirtschaftswachstum
Welt
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Aizenman, Joshua
Sushko, Vladyslav
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University of California, Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE)
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Santa Cruz, CA
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2011
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Aizenman, Joshua
- Sushko, Vladyslav
- University of California, Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE)
Entstanden
- 2011