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The Simple Economics of Sudden Stops

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This short note looks at the phenomenon of fear of floating -a term first introduced by Calvo (1998)-in case of Pakistan. The analysis shows that the phenomenon was indeed present in episode of volatile aned intermittent capital flows. This phenomenon has never been tested for Pakistan before.

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  • Muhammad, Ejaz, 2017. "The Simple Economics of Sudden Stops," MPRA Paper 83270, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2017.
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    1. Cavallo, Eduardo & Powell, Andrew & Pedemonte, Mathieu & Tavella, Pilar, 2015. "A new taxonomy of Sudden Stops: Which Sudden Stops should countries be most concerned about?," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 47-70.
    2. Guillermo A. Calvo, 1998. "Capital Flows and Capital-Market Crises: The Simple Economics of Sudden Stops," Journal of Applied Economics, Universidad del CEMA, vol. 1, pages 35-54, November.
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    Keywords

    Fear of Floating; Capital Flows;

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    • E03 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Behavioral Macroeconomics
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes

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