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The Composition of Capital Flows: Is South Africa Different?

By Norbert Funke, Faisal Ahmed, Rabah Arezki

March 1, 2005

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Norbert Funke, Faisal Ahmed, and Rabah Arezki. The Composition of Capital Flows: Is South Africa Different?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2005) accessed September 19, 2024
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Summary

Over the past decade, South Africa has attracted relatively little foreign direct investment (FDI), but considerable amounts of portfolio inflows. In this context, the objective of the paper is twofold: to identify the determinants of the level and composition of capital flows to emerging markets and to draw policy conclusions for South Africa. We estimate a dynamic panel for up to 81 emerging markets using GMM (Generalized Method of Moments) techniques. The results suggest that further trade and capital control liberalization would increase the share of FDI. Additionally, a reduction in exchange rate volatility would affect the composition of capital flows in favor of FDI.

Subject: Capital flows, Capital inflows, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Exchange rates, Foreign direct investment

Keywords: Capital, Portfolio, Portfolio flow, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    28

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2005/040

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2005040

  • ISBN:

    9781451860597

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941