Capital controls: the good, the bad and the ugly

Capital controls can be an effective tool if policymakers are able to plug loopholes and address the underlying economic vulnerabilities that initially resulted in pressures on the financial account. But this looks unlikely in EMs such as Argentina and Nigeria where capital controls are currently in place.

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