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Proposals for Curbing the Boom-Bust Cycle in the Supply of Capital to Emerging Markets

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This paper examines what might be done to limit the boom-bust cycle in the flow of capital to emerging markets. Although the paper accepts that some types of capital flow (notably foreign direct investment) are much less problematic in this respect than others (notably short-term bank loans), it argues that influencing the mix would have to be done by capital controls by capital-importing countries rather than supply-side policies.

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  • John Williamson, 2002. "Proposals for Curbing the Boom-Bust Cycle in the Supply of Capital to Emerging Markets," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2002-03, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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