A less noticed form of resource misallocation stems from the fact that only sellers of foreign exchange gain liquidity, but the whole economy feels the effects. As a result, small and medium-size enterprises that produce non-tradable products are denied much-needed funds and suffer from sterilization’s negative externalities.
冲销政策也导致了资源的严重错配，最明显的就是其异化成为对出口部门的补贴，却让其他经济部门因此受害。资源错配的另一个不明显形式则源自于只有外汇的卖出者们得到了流动性，但整体经济都感受到了影响。结果生产非贸易类产品的中小型企业无法得到急需的资金并受到了冲销政策负面外部性的冲击。