Capital account liberalization and economic growth: evidences from data in Latin-American panel

The aim of this paper is to carry out an empirical analysis about the relation between Capital Account Liberalization and Economic Growth having as object of study the experience of l6 countries of latin America with annual data for the period 1986-2000. The econometrical calculations do not corrobo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Damasceno, Aderbal Oliveira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/544
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/544
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:liberalização da conta de capital
crescimento econômico
América Latina
capital account liberalization
economic growth
Latin America
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to carry out an empirical analysis about the relation between Capital Account Liberalization and Economic Growth having as object of study the experience of l6 countries of latin America with annual data for the period 1986-2000. The econometrical calculations do not corroborate the hypothesis that the liberalization of Capital Account would stimulate the economic growth. The results suggest an adverse effect of the liberalization of Capital Account on the real growth gross domestic product per capita of the countries. JEL Classification: F33; F36; F43.