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Contents

  • Abstract

  • I. Introduction

  • II. Methodology and Comparison

  • III. Stylized Facts on De Jure Capital Account Openness

  • IV. De Facto Flows vs. De Jure Capital Account Openness

  • V. Concluding Remarks

  • Tables

    • 1. Types of Assets in the Capital Account and their Sub-components

    • 2. Correlation of Wang-Jahan Index with Other Capital Account Openness Indices

    • 3. Correlation between Components of Capital Account Liberalization

    • 4. Regional Differences in Capital Account Openness

  • Figures

    • 1. Layout of Annual Report on Exchange Arrangement and Exchange Restriction

    • 2. A Comparison of the Indices across Common Countries

    • 3. Capital Account Liberalization Index Across Income Groups

    • 4. Capital Account Openness by Subcategories

    • 5. Overall Capital Account Liberalization Index, 2000 vs. 2013

    • 6. De facto Capital Flows and De jure Capital Account Openness

  • Annex Table 1. List of Countries Covered in the Wang-Jahan Database

  • Annex Table 2. Countries Classified as Gate/Walls/Open

  • Annex. Definition of the Asset Types in the Capital Account

  • References

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Capital Account Openness in Low-income Developing Countries: Evidence from a New Database
Author:
Mrs. Sarwat Jahan
and
Daili Wang