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ID118160
Title ProperDo currency crises cause capital account liberalization?
LanguageENG
AuthorPepinsky, Thomas B
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)A central argument in the literature on economic crises and policy reform is that currency crises lead governments to liberalize their capital accounts in order to establish their credibility to international markets. I argue that the reverse is true: currency crises lead governments to restrict capital flows as a form of self-help. Using instrumental variables to account for the possibility that capital account liberalization causes currency crises, I show that currency crises are robustly associated with capital account closure across developing countries. The findings refocus the debate on currency crises and capital account liberalization and contribute to larger debates about the role of critical junctures in prompting neoliberal policy reform.
`In' analytical NoteInternational Studies Quarterly Vol. 56, No.3; Sep 2012: p.544-559
Journal SourceInternational Studies Quarterly Vol. 56, No.3; Sep 2012: p.544-559
Key WordsEconomic Crises ;  Political Reforms ;  International Markets ;  Currency Crises ;  Liberalization ;  Neoliberal Policy Reform


 
 
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