Author: Carlo Cottarelli
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
During the 1990s, the concept of "catalytic official finance" (COF) gained prominence in policy debates. The concept revolves around the idea that the propensity of investors to lend to a country increases when the IMF provides its "seal of approval"-backed up by only limited official financing-on the country's economic program. COF aims at avoiding, on the one hand, the massive use of public money to bail out private investors; on the other, the recourse to coercive bailing-in mechanisms. The paper concludes that COF, while possibly useful in other contexts, is less reliable when used to manage capital account crises.
Bedfellows, Hostages, Or Perfect Strangers? Global Capital Markets and the Catalytic Effect of IMF Crisis Lending
Author: Carlo Cottarelli
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
During the 1990s, the concept of "catalytic official finance" (COF) gained prominence in policy debates. The concept revolves around the idea that the propensity of investors to lend to a country increases when the IMF provides its "seal of approval"-backed up by only limited official financing-on the country's economic program. COF aims at avoiding, on the one hand, the massive use of public money to bail out private investors; on the other, the recourse to coercive bailing-in mechanisms. The paper concludes that COF, while possibly useful in other contexts, is less reliable when used to manage capital account crises.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
During the 1990s, the concept of "catalytic official finance" (COF) gained prominence in policy debates. The concept revolves around the idea that the propensity of investors to lend to a country increases when the IMF provides its "seal of approval"-backed up by only limited official financing-on the country's economic program. COF aims at avoiding, on the one hand, the massive use of public money to bail out private investors; on the other, the recourse to coercive bailing-in mechanisms. The paper concludes that COF, while possibly useful in other contexts, is less reliable when used to manage capital account crises.
The IMF and Global Financial Crises
Author: Joseph P. Joyce
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521874173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Joyce traces the IMF's actions to promote international financial stability from the Bretton Woods era through the recent recession.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521874173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Joyce traces the IMF's actions to promote international financial stability from the Bretton Woods era through the recent recession.
IMF Lending and Banking Crises
Author: Luca Papi
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498331629
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
This paper looks at the effects of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending programs on banking crises in a large sample of developing countries, over the period 1970-2010. The endogeneity of the IMF intervention is addressed by adopting an instrumental variable strategy and a propensity score matching estimator. Controlling for the standard determinants of banking crises, our results indicate that countries participating in IMF-supported lending programs are significantly less likely to experience a future banking crisis than nonborrowing countries. We also provide evidence suggesting that compliance with conditionality and loan size matter.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1498331629
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
This paper looks at the effects of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending programs on banking crises in a large sample of developing countries, over the period 1970-2010. The endogeneity of the IMF intervention is addressed by adopting an instrumental variable strategy and a propensity score matching estimator. Controlling for the standard determinants of banking crises, our results indicate that countries participating in IMF-supported lending programs are significantly less likely to experience a future banking crisis than nonborrowing countries. We also provide evidence suggesting that compliance with conditionality and loan size matter.
A Strategy for IMF Reform
Author: Edwin M. Truman
Publisher: Peterson Institute
ISBN: 0881323985
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in eclipse as the preeminent institution promoting international economic and financial stability. This book argues that systemically important countries, starting with the Group of Seven, must support the IMF.
Publisher: Peterson Institute
ISBN: 0881323985
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in eclipse as the preeminent institution promoting international economic and financial stability. This book argues that systemically important countries, starting with the Group of Seven, must support the IMF.
Brother, Can You Spare a Billion?
Author: Daniel McDowell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190605766
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? explores how and why the U.S. has regularly acted, often alongside the IMF, as an international lender of last resort by selectively bailing out foreign economies in crisis. Daniel McDowell highlights the unique role that the U.S. has played in stabilizing the world economy from the 1960s through 2008.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190605766
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? explores how and why the U.S. has regularly acted, often alongside the IMF, as an international lender of last resort by selectively bailing out foreign economies in crisis. Daniel McDowell highlights the unique role that the U.S. has played in stabilizing the world economy from the 1960s through 2008.
The Impact of IMF-Supported Programs on FDI in Low-income Countries
Author: Mr.Ali J Al-Sadiq
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1513502344
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
It is common for IMF-supported adjustment programs with low-income member countries (LICs) to project that they will facilitate FDI inflows. The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine this hypothesis. Using an unbalanced panel dataset for 73 low-income countries over the period 1980–2012, and two different econometric methods that address the selection-bias problem, the empirical results robustly show that participating in IMF-supported program is associated with a significant increase in FDI inflows.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1513502344
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
It is common for IMF-supported adjustment programs with low-income member countries (LICs) to project that they will facilitate FDI inflows. The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine this hypothesis. Using an unbalanced panel dataset for 73 low-income countries over the period 1980–2012, and two different econometric methods that address the selection-bias problem, the empirical results robustly show that participating in IMF-supported program is associated with a significant increase in FDI inflows.
Reforming the IMF for the 21st Century
Author:
Publisher: Peterson Institute
ISBN: 9780881325829
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher: Peterson Institute
ISBN: 9780881325829
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Do IMF-Supported Programs Catalyze Donor Assistance to Low-Income Countries?
Author: Yasemin Bal-Gunduz
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 149835193X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This study explores whether IMF-supported programs in low-income countries (LICs) catalyze Official Development Assistance (ODA). Based on a comprehensive set of ODA measures and using Propensity Score Matching approach to address selection bias, we show that programs addressing policy or exogenous shocks have a significant catalytic impact on both the size and the modality of ODA. Moreover, the impact is greatest when LICs are faced with substantial macroeconomic imbalances or large shocks. Nevertheless, when countries attracting similar donor assistance before shocks are matched results for bilateral ODA turn insignificant, suggesting that the catalytic impact is attributed primarily to multilateral ODA.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 149835193X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This study explores whether IMF-supported programs in low-income countries (LICs) catalyze Official Development Assistance (ODA). Based on a comprehensive set of ODA measures and using Propensity Score Matching approach to address selection bias, we show that programs addressing policy or exogenous shocks have a significant catalytic impact on both the size and the modality of ODA. Moreover, the impact is greatest when LICs are faced with substantial macroeconomic imbalances or large shocks. Nevertheless, when countries attracting similar donor assistance before shocks are matched results for bilateral ODA turn insignificant, suggesting that the catalytic impact is attributed primarily to multilateral ODA.
Finance, Development, and the IMF
Author: James M. Boughton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019923986X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book seeks to provide objective analysis of the role and effectiveness of multilaterals in general and the IMF and World Bank in particular. The IMF is a multilateral financial institution with a mandate to promote financial and macroeconomic stability, cooperative economic policies, and a balanced growth of international trade. More than two fifths of its 185 members are low-income countries and many others have substantial pockets of poverty in their populations. Since economic development and the reduction of poverty are the most important economic challenges that these countries face, how can the IMF best help them? How can the imperative of macroeconomic and financial stability be reconciled with the requirements for sustained economic growth? This volume brings together the research of leading economists, political scientists, and historians to suggest ways for the IMF to address these issues effectively.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019923986X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book seeks to provide objective analysis of the role and effectiveness of multilaterals in general and the IMF and World Bank in particular. The IMF is a multilateral financial institution with a mandate to promote financial and macroeconomic stability, cooperative economic policies, and a balanced growth of international trade. More than two fifths of its 185 members are low-income countries and many others have substantial pockets of poverty in their populations. Since economic development and the reduction of poverty are the most important economic challenges that these countries face, how can the IMF best help them? How can the imperative of macroeconomic and financial stability be reconciled with the requirements for sustained economic growth? This volume brings together the research of leading economists, political scientists, and historians to suggest ways for the IMF to address these issues effectively.
IMF Support and Crisis Prevention
Author: Mr.Juan Zalduendo
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1589067096
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
This paper examines the various roles of IMF financing in crisis prevention. Emerging market economies that experienced financial crises in the past have been subject to enormous economic and social costs, highlighting the importance of crisis prevention. While the main defense against a crisis lies in a country’s own policies and institutional framework, the IMF can contribute to these efforts through its surveillance activities, provision of technical assistance, and promotion of standards and codes. But the IMF may be able to contribute to crisis prevention more directly by providing contingent financial support. This paper explores the theoretical basis of, and empirical evidence for, possible “crisis prevention programs.”
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1589067096
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
This paper examines the various roles of IMF financing in crisis prevention. Emerging market economies that experienced financial crises in the past have been subject to enormous economic and social costs, highlighting the importance of crisis prevention. While the main defense against a crisis lies in a country’s own policies and institutional framework, the IMF can contribute to these efforts through its surveillance activities, provision of technical assistance, and promotion of standards and codes. But the IMF may be able to contribute to crisis prevention more directly by providing contingent financial support. This paper explores the theoretical basis of, and empirical evidence for, possible “crisis prevention programs.”