Are there ‘intelligent’ capital controls?

Investors study the stock prices in front of an electronic board at a stock dealer office in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Jonathan D. Ostry, IMF

The debate over how to manage capital flows to emerging market economies ebbs and flows, much like the flows themselves.

But, it’s a hot topic in the news again for good reason. Short-term fluctuations in capital flows are occurring against the backdrop of a structural trend increase. Investors have woken up to the higher risk-adjusted returns these economies are likely to continue to offer. Read more…