Effectiveness of capital controls in dampening international shocks

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-551
Author(s):  
Chokri Zehri
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Capital Flows ◽  
Capital Controls ◽  
Capital Inflows ◽  
Monetary Shocks ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Floating Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Shocks ◽  
International Shocks

This study is a contribution to the ongoing debate on whether capital controls are effective in buffering international shocks and reducing capital flows volatility. The author demonstrates that capital controls can considerably mitigate the effects of monetary and exchange rate shocks and reduce the volatility of capital inflows to emerging markets. This study analyses quarterly data of 28 emerging economies over the period between 2000 and 2015 and proposes two methods to identify capital controls actions. Using panel analysis, autoregressive distributed lag, and local projections approaches, this study finds that tighter capital controls may diminish monetary and exchange rate shocks and reduce capital inflows volatility. Furthermore, capital controls respond anti-cyclically to monetary shocks. Under capital controls, countries with floating exchange rate regimes have more potential to buffer monetary shocks. The author also finds that capital controls on inflows are more effective for reducing the volatility of capital flows compared to capital controls on outflows.

Attenuating international financial shocks: the role of capital controls

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chokri Zehri
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Capital Controls ◽  
Capital Inflows ◽  
Monetary Shocks ◽  
Financial Shocks ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Exchange Rate Shocks

PurposeBy reinforcing monetary policy independence, reducing international financing pressures and avoiding high-risk takings, capital controls strengthen the stability of the financial system and then reduce the volatility of capital inflows. The objective of this study was to conduct an empirical examination of this hypothesis. This topic has received strong support in the theoretical literature; however, empirical work has been quite limited, with few empirical studies that provide direct empirical support to this hypothesis.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzed quarterly data of 32 emerging economies over the period between 2000 and 2015 and proposes two methods to identify capital control actions. Using panel analysis, Autoregressive Distributed Lag and local projections approaches.FindingsThis study found that tighter capital controls may diminish monetary and exchange rate shocks and reduce capital inflows volatility. Furthermore, capital controls respond counter-cyclically to monetary shocks. Under capital controls, countries with floating exchange rate regimes have more potential to buffer monetary shocks. We also found that capital controls on inflows are more effective for reducing the volatility of capital inflows compared to capital controls on outflows.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the question of the effectiveness of capital controls in attenuating the effects of international shocks and reducing the volatility of capital flows. Previous studies have mostly focused on the role of macroprudential regulation; however, there is a lack of systematic effects of capital controls on monetary and exchange rate policies. To our knowledge, this is the first preliminary study to suggest that capital controls may buffer monetary and exchange rate shocks and reduce the volatility of capital inflows. This study investigates the novel notion that capital controls allow for a notable counter-cyclical response of monetary and exchange rate policies to international financial shocks.

scholarly journals DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF REMITTANCES ON EXTERNAL RESERVES IN NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF INFLATION AND STRUCTURAL BREAKS

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-141
Author(s):  
E. A. OLUBIYI ◽  
A. RAHEEM ◽  
A. A. ADEMOKOYA
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Structural Breaks ◽  
Flexible Exchange Rate ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Floating Exchange Rate ◽  
Short Run

This study provides additional information about the drivers of external reserves in Nigeria.  The result using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model estimation approach for the period 1980-2015 shows that remittances, among other macroeconomic variables, increased external reserves in the short run but weakens it in the long run. Remittances depletes external reserves through its effect on inflation rate and the nonsterilized intervention of the Central Bank.  Furthermore, regime shift to relatively floating exchange rate causes remittances to increase reserves.  From the foregoing, it is important for the authorities to continue operating relatively flexible exchange rate, and curtail excessive spending of remittances.   Keywords: , , , , . JEL Classification: F31, F24, C22, F31  

Restrictive Policy to Curb Capital Flows Volatility

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150010
Author(s):  
Chokri Zehri
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Capital Flows ◽  
Capital Controls ◽  
Dynamic Panel Data ◽  
Exchange Rate Shocks ◽  
Local Projections ◽  
Empirical Approaches ◽  
Restrictive Policy

We examine the role of the restrictive policy, through capital controls, in reducing the capital flows volatility. The study highlights the effects of these controls to dampen international financial shocks. Using quarterly data of 28 emerging economies over the period between 1999 and 2019, three empirical approaches are applied, dynamic panel data, ARDL, and local projections models. Four indexes of capital controls have contributed to the finding that a tighter level of capital controls reduces the sensitivity of capital flows to monetary and exchange rate shocks. These findings on the benefits of capital controls are particularly asymmetric according to the differences between controls on inflows and outflows, and the differences between floating and pegged exchange rate regimes.

TRILEMMA POLICY PATHS AND REAL OUTPUT NEXUS IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 315-330
Author(s):  
Ali Kole
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Real Output ◽  
Capital Account Liberalization ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
Exchange Rate Shocks ◽  
Bound Test

This study examined the nexus between the policy trilemma and its effects on real out-put in Nigeria. The study employed annual data spanning from 1990 to 2017. Interna-tional reserve has been included in the model due to its importance as noted in the literature. Following Hsing (2012) and Ajogbeje, Adeniyi and Egwaikhide (2018), Vector Autoregression (VAR) model was employed and specifically Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound test for cointegration was used. Data for the study was obtained from Aizenman, Chinn and Ito (2013), CBN Statistical Database and IMF International Financial Statistics Database. The study found a mix significant results between exchange rate stability and real GDP. The study further revealed that both monetary policy independence and capital account liberalization independently exert a significant and positive impact on real GDP but interactively they significantly re-duce the level of real output in the economy. The nexus between international reserve and real GDP was positive and significant. Therefore, the study recommends that for Nigeria to feel the positive impact of her trilemma choice on the economy, policy mak-ers should strive to pursue the policy combination consistently and buffered the econ-omy with a robust external reserve to cushion the effects of abrupt change in capital flow and exchange rate shocks.

scholarly journals Dollarization in Sierra Leone: Evidence and Some Policy Options

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Abu Bakarr TARAWALIE ◽  
Amadu JALLOH
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Correction Term ◽  
Financial Deepening ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Main Determinants

This study aims to empirically investigate the determinants of dollarization in Sierra. It uses quarterly data from 1992Q1 to 2017Q4 and autoregressive distributed lag Bound Testing technique. Both the long and short run results revealed that inflation, exchange rate depreciation, financial deepening and war dummy were the main determinants of dollarization in Sierra Leone during the study period. The error correction term depicts that 53 percent of any disequilibrium in dollarization will be corrected within a year. A key policy recommendation is that policy makers should implement prudent policies that will ensure broader macroeconomic stability (including price stability and exchange rate stability) as a recipe for de-dollarization in Sierra Leone.

Regulating Capital Flows: A Historical Perspective

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atish R. Ghosh ◽  
Jonathan D. Ostry ◽  
Mahvash S. Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Capital Flows ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Financial Liberalization ◽  
Capital Controls ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Capital Inflows ◽  
Macroeconomic Policies ◽  
Advanced Economies ◽  
Guilt By Association

This chapter summarizes how thinking about capital flows and their management has evolved in both policymaking and academic circles. Many advanced economies used restrictions on capital inflows for prudential purposes—even as they pursued financial liberalization more broadly—until the 1980s, when capital account restrictions began to be swept away as part of broader liberalization efforts. Likewise, many emerging markets that had inflow controls for prudential reasons dismantled them when liberalizing domestic financial markets and controls over outflows. That the use of capital controls as a means of managing inflows is often viewed with suspicion may be partly a “guilt by association” with outflow controls and exchange restrictions. Historically, these have been more prevalent and more intensive, and their purpose has been to prop up authoritarian regimes or poor macroeconomic policies, often affecting both current and capital transactions.

scholarly journals Exchange rate modelling in the development community using the ARDL cointegration approach: The case of emerging markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Abdulkader Aljandali ◽  
Christos Kallandranis
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Equilibrium Exchange Rate ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Equilibrium Exchange ◽  
Exchange Rate Movements ◽  
Exchange Rate Models

Despite rising interest in African economies, there is little prior research on the determinants of exchange rate movements in the region. This paper examines the monthly exchange rates of the country members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from 1990 to 2010 inclusive. Long-run equilibrium exchange rate models are established, exchange rate determinants are identified, and ex-post forecasts are generated for a period of 18 months (Sekantsi, 2011). The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) cointegration model is used in this paper, given its statistical advantages over commonly, applied cointegration techniques. Findings show that the ARDL method generates accurate forecasts for eight out of 11 sampled exchange rates. In keeping with earlier literature (e.g., Redda & Muzindusti, 2017; Zerihun & Breitenbach, 2017; etc.), findings suggest that the chances of SADC member countries fulfilling the requirements of a currency union are quite low. This paper marks one of the first attempts in the literature to forecast exchange rates in SADC using the ARDL approach (Pesaran & Shin, 1995). The results would be of interest to policy-makers, researchers and investors.

scholarly journals Net capital flows to and the real exchange rate of Western Balkan countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (205) ◽  
pp. 31-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Gabrisch
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Capital Flows ◽  
Unit Labour Cost ◽  
Labour Cost ◽  
Capital Inflows ◽  
The Real ◽  
Relative Unit ◽  
Inflation Differential ◽  
Balkan Countries

This paper uses Granger causality tests to assess the linkages between changes in the real exchange rate and net capital inflows using the example of Western Balkan countries, which have suffered from low competitiveness and external imbalances for many years. The real exchange rate is a measure of a country?s price competitiveness, and the paper uses two concepts: relative unit labour cost and relative inflation differential. The sample consists of six Western Balkan countries for the period 1996-2012, relative to the European Union (EU). The main finding is that changes in the net capital flows precede changes in relative unit labour costs and not vice versa. Also, there is evidence that net capital flows affect the inflation differential of countries, although to a less discernible extent. This suggests that the increasing divergence in the unit labour cost between the EU and Western Balkan countries up to the global financial crisis was at least partly the result of net capital inflows. The paper adds to the ongoing debate on improving cost competitiveness through wage restrictions as the main vehicle to avert the accumulation of current account imbalances. It shows the importance of changes in the exchange rate regime, reform of the interaction between the financial and the real sector, and financial supervision and structural change.

scholarly journals Nonlinearities and asymmetric adjustment to PPP in an exchange rate model with inflation expectations

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Anderl ◽  
Guglielmo Maria Caporale
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Purchasing Power Parity ◽  
Inflation Targeting ◽  
Real Exchange Rates ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Inflation Expectations ◽  
Ardl Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag

PurposeThis paper aims to explain real exchange rate fluctuations by means of a model including both standard fundamentals and two alternative measures of inflation expectations for five inflation targeting countries (the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden) over the period January 1993–July 2019.Design/methodology/approachBoth a benchmark linear autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model and a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) specification are considered.FindingsThe results suggest that the nonlinear framework is more appropriate to capture the behaviour of real exchange rates given the presence of asymmetries both in the long and short run. In particular, the speed of adjustment towards the purchasing power parity (PPP) implied long-run equilibrium is three times faster in a nonlinear framework, which provides much stronger evidence in support of PPP. Moreover, inflation expectations play an important role, with survey-based ones having a more sizable effect than market-based ones.Originality/valueThe focus on linearities and the estimation of a NARDL model, which is shown to outperform the linear ARDL model both within sample and out of sample, is an important contribution to the existing literature which has rarely applied this type of framework; the choice of an appropriate econometric method also makes the policy implications of the analysis more reliable; in particular, monetary authorities should aim to achieve a high degree of credibility to manage them and thus currency fluctuations effectively; the inflation targeting framework might be especially appropriate for this purpose.

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