A Theory of Capital Controls as Dynamic Terms-of-Trade Manipulation

We develop a theory of capital controls as dynamic terms-of-trade manipulation. We study an infinite-horizon endowment economy with two countries. One country chooses taxes on international capital flows in order to maximize the welfare of its representative agent, while the other country is passive...

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Main Authors: Costinot, Arnaud (Contributor), Lorenzoni, Guido (Author), Werning, Ivan (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press, The, 2015-03-11T18:45:23Z.
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