Capital-Flow Controls Don't Significantly Affect Exchange Rates
Controlling capital flows into an economy either temporarily or over the longer run doesn't significantly affect exchange rates, a new paper released Thursday said.
Michael Klein, a professor of international economic affairs at Tufts University's Fletcher School, reviewed the effects of capital controls on economic growth and volatility, exchange rates and financial variables in 44 countries from 1995-2010.
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