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Goodbye Capital Controls, Hello IMF Loans, Welcome Back Financial Repression. Notes on Argentina’s 2018/2019 Currency Crash

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  • Emilian Libman
  • Leonardo Stanley

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This article describes the Argentinean experience during the first two decades of the 21st century. After a successful recovery phase from the 2001 debt crisis, during 2011 Argentina adopted incorrect macroeconomic policies to avoid the contractionary and inflationary effects from a large depreciation of the currency, by implementing a strict system of restrictions on foreign exchange purchase and sale. The restrictions were lifted 4 years after their implementation, and during 2016-2017 Argentina drew heavily from international capital markets until the country suffered a sudden stop of capital flows. Resumen: Este artículo describe la experiencia argentina durante las dos primeras décadas del siglo XXI. Luego de una recuperación exitosa de la crisis de 2001, a partir del ano 2011 Argentina adoptó una política macroeconómica incorrecta, implementando un esquema de restricciones a la compra - venta de divisas. Cuatro anos luego de introducidas, las restricciones fueron levantadas, y durante 2016-2017 Argentina retornó a los mercados financieros internacionales, hasta que el país sufrió de un freno a los ingresos de capitales.

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  • Emilian Libman & Leonardo Stanley, 2022. "Goodbye Capital Controls, Hello IMF Loans, Welcome Back Financial Repression. Notes on Argentina’s 2018/2019 Currency Crash," Ensayos de Economía 20584, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín.
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    Keywords

    Capital Controls; Inflation Targeting; Foreign Exchange Restrictions; Currency Crises; IMF programs; capital flow bonanzasontroles de capitales; metas de inflación; restricciones en el mercado de cambios; crisis cambiarias; programas del FMI; auge de flujo de capitales;
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    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations

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