This paper aims at analyzing the relationship between capital account liberalization,economic performance and macroeconomic stability in Brazil. For this purpose,besides a revision in the literature, the paper develops an empirical study on the effects of financial liberalization in Brazil on a...

The effects of the capital account liberalization on the fiscal policy: an evaluation of the recent Brazilian case. In recent years there has been some agreement that capital account liberalization have provided restriction on economic policies. This paper provides some evidence for Brazil. It...

1. Introduction -- 2. Costs and benefits of capital account liberalization for developing countries : theoretical and empirical evaluation -- 3. Financial liberalization and economic policy in Brazil in 1990-2009 -- 4. Recent changes in capital controls and foreign exchange rules in Brazil -- 5....