China has experienced a dramatic swing from net capital inflows to large net outflows in recent years.The recent capital exodus to some extent reflects policy difficulties and obstacles that China’s authorities face ...China has experienced a dramatic swing from net capital inflows to large net outflows in recent years.The recent capital exodus to some extent reflects policy difficulties and obstacles that China’s authorities face in managing economic reforms.In particular,China faces tough challenges in balancing the benefit/risk trade-off from capital account opening and attempting to introduce more flexibility to the currency.Moreover,the lack of policy clarity highlights policy inconsistencies and ambiguities among Chinese leaders in macroeconomic management,as more often than not,government policies seem to alternate between emphasizing reform and growth.This may cast doubt on the Chinese leadership’s commitment to reform,undermine confidence in the economy and cause further capital outflows that will have significant repercussions both for China as well as for the world.展开更多
文摘China has experienced a dramatic swing from net capital inflows to large net outflows in recent years.The recent capital exodus to some extent reflects policy difficulties and obstacles that China’s authorities face in managing economic reforms.In particular,China faces tough challenges in balancing the benefit/risk trade-off from capital account opening and attempting to introduce more flexibility to the currency.Moreover,the lack of policy clarity highlights policy inconsistencies and ambiguities among Chinese leaders in macroeconomic management,as more often than not,government policies seem to alternate between emphasizing reform and growth.This may cast doubt on the Chinese leadership’s commitment to reform,undermine confidence in the economy and cause further capital outflows that will have significant repercussions both for China as well as for the world.
基金supported by the key project of the National Social Sciences Fund:Study on the Synchronized Development of Institutional Innovation for Agricultural Modernization.Industrialization,IT Application.and Urbanization(Grant No.13AZD003)the soft science project of the Ministry of Agriculture for 2014:Study on the New Price Scissors of Urban and Rural Areas(Grant No.D201415)