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While there are a number of theoretical arguments in favour of capital account convertibility, or free cross-border capital mobility, in the real world cross-border trade in financial assets can in fact reduce welfare due to the effects of domestic distortions. The following paper examines the causes of the Asian financial crises of the late 1990s in this light and presents some of the lessons that would be instructive for a more effective implementation of capital account convertibility.
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Karunaratne, N.D. Revisiting capital account convertibility in the aftermath of the currency crises. Intereconomics 36, 264–271 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02928980
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