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Capital Mobility Based on Onshore-Offshore Arbitrage: Empirical Evidence from India and China

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  • Nidhi Aggarwal

    (Indian Institute of Management)

  • Sanchit Arora

    (Deloitte)

  • Rajeswari Sengupta

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)

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In this paper, we empirically examine the changes over time in the degree of capital mobility for India and China. We find that the somewhat haphazard process of capital account liberalisation undertaken by the Indian and Chinese authorities gets reflected in large variations in Covered Interest Parity (CIP) deviations overtime. In recent years, the deviations have become smaller and the no-arbitrage bands have become narrower, implying greater capital mobility for both the countries. However, compared to India, China’s capital controls still seem to bind. Over the years, India has achieved greater capital mobility compared to China.

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  • Nidhi Aggarwal & Sanchit Arora & Rajeswari Sengupta, 2025. "Capital Mobility Based on Onshore-Offshore Arbitrage: Empirical Evidence from India and China," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 36(4), pages 1125-1155, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:openec:v:36:y:2025:i:4:d:10.1007_s11079-024-09787-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11079-024-09787-0
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    JEL classification:

    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements

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