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Capital Flows and the Impossible Trinity: The Indian Experience

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  • Abhijit Sen Gupta

    (Centre for International Trade and development)

  • Ganesh Manjhi

    (Centre for International Trade and development)

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In this paper we devise quantitative techniques to analyze the management of foreign capital flows in India over the past three decades. The paper argues that India0s overall approach towards liberalization of the capital account can be characterized as gradualist and calibrated, whereby certain agents and ows have been accorded priority in the liberalization process, from the viewpoint of ensuring financial stability. A cross country analysis indicates that the calibrated approach has resulted in India being ranked towards the lower end of the spectrum in terms of capital account openness. We analyze the extant regulations governing different types of foreign capital flow, and highlight the evolution of various types of capital ows over the recent period. To evaluate Indian macroeconomic management in the face of capital flows, we quantify the various policy options under the classic problem of "impossible trinity". We find that India, like other emerging markets, has also been confronted with the various alternatives under "impossible trinity" and has chosen to adopt an intermediate regime, juggling the objectives of monetary independence, exchange rate stability, and an open capital account as per the needs of the economy.

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  • Abhijit Sen Gupta & Ganesh Manjhi, "undated". "Capital Flows and the Impossible Trinity: The Indian Experience," Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Discussion Papers 11-02, Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
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