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  "title": "Shocks and Capital Flows: Policy Responses in a Volatile World",
  "publication": "Books, October 27, 2023",
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  "summary": "The high exposure of open economies to shocks makes them particularly vulnerable to volatile capital flows and advanced economy monetary policy spillovers. How should and do domestic policymakers respond? The traditional answer has been to use flexible exchange rates as a shock absorber.",
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      "heading": "Overview and Purpose",
      "content": "- The book addresses high exposure of open economies to shocks, vulnerability to volatile capital flows, and advanced economy monetary policy spillovers.\n- Central question: How should and do domestic policymakers respond when flexible exchange rates may not fully insulate economies due to imperfect financial markets?\n- The volume provides empirical evidence that informed the recently launched Integrated Policy Framework by the IMF."
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    {
      "heading": "Structure and Scope",
      "content": "- Number of chapters: 18\n- Pages: 513\n- Publication date: October 27, 2023\n- ISBN: 9798400211263\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400211263.071"
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    {
      "heading": "Key Findings and Contributions",
      "content": "- Brings together recent empirical studies at the IMF on the effectiveness of different policy tools in responding to shocks and volatile capital flows.\n- Offers assessments of countries’ actual use of different tools, and in-depth evaluations of their effectiveness and side effects.\n- Many studies use new data and methods to address identification and comparison challenges across different circumstances.\n- The volume provides comprehensive, in-depth coverage of policy-oriented empirical research that has informed a new approach to open-economy macroeconomics at the IMF."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Policy Tools Examined",
      "content": "- Macroprudential policies\n- Monetary policy\n- Foreign-exchange intervention\n- Capital flow management policies"
    },
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      "heading": "Subjects and Keywords (as listed)",
      "content": "- Subjects: Balance of payments; Capital controls; Capital flows; Central banks; Exchange rates; Financial crises; Financial sector policy and analysis; Foreign exchange; Macroprudential policy; Macroprudential policy instruments\n- Keywords: account restrictiveness; Asia and Pacific; capital controls; Capital flows; Caribbean; Central America; Europe; exchange rate intervention; exchange rate policy; Exchange rates; foreign exchange intervention; FX debt; Global; IT regime; macroprudential policy; Macroprudential policy instruments; monetary policy"
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      "content": "- Formats referenced: PDF and other formats via IMF eLibrary\n- Options noted: Download PDF; Order a Print Copy\n\nSource: IMF web landing page for \"Shocks and Capital Flows: Policy Responses in a Volatile World\" (publication page content).\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2023/10/25/shocks-and-capital-flows-policy-responses-in-a-volatile-world-518293"
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    "Published: October 27, 2023",
    "Series: Books",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400211263.071",
    "The book addresses high exposure of open economies to shocks, vulnerability to volatile capital flows, and advanced economy monetary policy spillovers.",
    "Central question: How should and do domestic policymakers respond when flexible exchange rates may not fully insulate economies due to imperfect financial markets?",
    "The volume provides empirical evidence that informed the recently launched Integrated Policy Framework by the IMF.",
    "Number of chapters: 18",
    "Pages: 513",
    "Publication date: October 27, 2023",
    "ISBN: 9798400211263",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400211263.071",
    "Brings together recent empirical studies at the IMF on the effectiveness of different policy tools in responding to shocks and volatile capital flows.",
    "Offers assessments of countries’ actual use of different tools, and in-depth evaluations of their effectiveness and side effects.",
    "Many studies use new data and methods to address identification and comparison challenges across different circumstances.",
    "The volume provides comprehensive, in-depth coverage of policy-oriented empirical research that has informed a new approach to open-economy macroeconomics at the IMF.",
    "Macroprudential policies",
    "Monetary policy",
    "Foreign-exchange intervention",
    "Capital flow management policies",
    "Subjects: Balance of payments; Capital controls; Capital flows; Central banks; Exchange rates; Financial crises; Financial sector policy and analysis; Foreign exchange; Macroprudential policy; Macroprudential policy instruments",
    "Keywords: account restrictiveness; Asia and Pacific; capital controls; Capital flows; Caribbean; Central America; Europe; exchange rate intervention; exchange rate policy; Exchange rates; foreign exchange intervention; FX debt; Global; IT regime; macroprudential policy; Macroprudential policy instruments; monetary policy",
    "Formats referenced: PDF and other formats via IMF eLibrary",
    "Options noted: Download PDF; Order a Print Copy"
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