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Journal of Economics and Development, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 229-248 | DOI 10.1108/JED-11-2019-0063

Financial integration and macroeconomic volatility in Zimbabwe

Richard Makoto

Abstract:

Purpose
Many developing countries are pursuing policies that foster international financial integration after decades of financial repression. Greater access to foreign financial markets may have both positive and negative impact on the performance of the economy. One of the concerns of international financial integration is macroeconomic volatility which may affect both monetary and real sectors. Zimbabwe has chosen to pursue a financial liberalization strategy in the form of imperfect financial integration following periods of excessive domestic shocks. An upsurge of capital flows since the epic of economic crisis in the 2000s has been observed with varying macroeconomic impacts. This study empirically examines the impact of partial international financial integration on the volatility of macroeconomic variables.

Design/methodology/approach
The study utilized an ARDL Model suggested by Pesaran et al., (2003) which is appropriate for short time periods.

Findings
The results show that financial integration has a negative effect on output volatility while insignificant on consumption volatility.

Practical implications
The study recommends that the country should gradually liberalize the capital account and properly sequence financial development reforms in order to minimize losses from global financial integration.

Originality/value
The study used time series for Zimbabwe during a period of external imbalance, repeated economic cycles, sudden stops in capital flows and limited scope of imperfect financial integration. Findings in such an economy will be a referral for policymakers in other economies that would want to pursue international financial integration.

Keywords:Financial integration, Consumption volatility, GDP volatility
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