This paper seeks to explain the effects free trade agreements may have on financial instability in developing countries. In particular, the idea that new trade agreements will increase financial instability through the increasing of competition, the liberalization of the capital account and the proliferation of new and dangerous financial innovation was contrasted with theories and a case study of 4 FTAs.

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International Institute of Social Studies

Valdés Valencia, María Fernanda. (2009, January). Free Trade Agreements and Financial Instability in Developing Countries:. International Political Economy and Development (IPED). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2105/6620