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Atoyan, Ruben ; Jaeger, Albert ; Smith, Dustin
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September 01, 2012
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Summary:
A push-pull-brake model of capital flows is used to study the effects of fiscal policy changes on private capital flows to emerging Europe during 2000-07. In the model, countercyclical fiscal policy has two opposing effects on capital inflows: (i) a conventional absorptionreducing effect, as a tighter fiscal stance acts as a brake on capital flows; and (ii) an unconventional absorption-boosting effect, as a tighter fiscal stance increases investor confidence in the country. The empirical results suggest that push factors (low returns in flow-originating countries), rather than pull factors (high returns in flow-destination countries), drove most of the private capital flows to emerging Europe. And active countercyclical fiscal policy once the fiscal stance is adjusted for the automatic effects on the fiscal position of both internal and external imbalances acted as a brake on capital inflows. However, the empirical results also suggest that, even abstracting from political feasibility and fiscal policy lag considerations, countercyclical fiscal policy alone is unlikely to be an effective policy tool to put an effective brake on sudden capital flow surges.
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Series:
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Working Paper No. 12/222
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Capital flows | Economic models | Emerging markets | Europe | Fiscal policy | Private capital flows
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Author's Keyword(s):
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Capital flows | fiscal policy | absorption boom |
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English
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September 01, 2012
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WPIEA2012222
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34
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