Thailand Capital Flight through Trade with the US During Times of Political and Economic Instability

This paper investigates capital flight from Thailand to the US through trade misinvoicing during the period from 1990 to 2005. The evidence indicates that capital flight from Thailand to the US, valued over US$16,189 million, had been done through under-invoicing exports to the US rather than over-i...

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Published in:Review of Pacific basin financial markets and policies 2008-09, Vol.11 (3), p.363-387
Main Authors: Chunhachinda, Pornchai, de Boyrie, Maria E., Pak, Simon J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital
Capital flight
Capital market
Capital movement
Economic crisis
economic instability
Finance
International trade
Invoices
Mathematical models
political
Political crises
Political economy
Southeast Asia
Studies
Thailand
Trade
trade misinvoicing
U.S.A
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Summary:This paper investigates capital flight from Thailand to the US through trade misinvoicing during the period from 1990 to 2005. The evidence indicates that capital flight from Thailand to the US, valued over US$16,189 million, had been done through under-invoicing exports to the US rather than over-invoicing imports from the US. The major incentive for the movement of capital is investment, followed by political events in Thailand, and the most significant determinants of capital flight are the US T-bill rate, the deposit rate in Thailand, and the degree of overvaluation of the Thai Baht. Interestingly, the 1997 Asian economic crisis did not play a significant role in the capital movement through trade.
ISSN:0219-0915
1793-6705
1793-6705
DOI:10.1142/S0219091508001404