What factors appear to drive private capital flows to developing countries?: and how does official lending respond?

Private portfolio flows to a country tend to rise in response to an increase in the current account deficit, a rise in foreign direct investment flows, higher per capita income, and growth performance. The most important determinant of official lending to a developing country seems to be the externa...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Dipak (Author), Ratha, Dilip (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC (1818 H St., NW, Washington 20433) ; s.l. Development Prospects Group 2000
Series:Policy research working paper 2392
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Summary:Private portfolio flows to a country tend to rise in response to an increase in the current account deficit, a rise in foreign direct investment flows, higher per capita income, and growth performance. The most important determinant of official lending to a developing country seems to be the external current account balance or a change in international reserves in the country
Item Description:"July 2000"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 18)
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2000]
Weitere Ausgabe: Das Gupta, Dipak: What factors appear to drive private capital flows to developing countries?
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (23 Seiten) Illustrationen 28 cm