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United States; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The U.S. economy continued to grow strongly over the year even in the face of a withdrawal of monetary stimulus and high oil prices. Executive Directors commended the Federal Reserve for its monetary tightening. They recognized that the financial sector has proven innovative and resilient. They...

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Sovereign Insurance and Program Design; What is Optimal for the Sovereign?

Messmacher, Miguel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

The design of the optimal sovereign insurance contract is analyzed when: the sovereign chooses the contract; effort is not contractible; shocks are of uncertain magnitude; the sovereign can save; and the sovereign can default. Under these conditions: i) an ex ante premium leads to higher coverage;...

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From Crisis to Recovery in Korea; Strategy, Achievements, and Lessons

Kang, Kenneth; Liang, Hong; Ma, Henry; Richards, Anthony J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper reviews and draws lessons from the stabilization and reform program that Korea implemented in response to the 1997-98 crisis. The economy recovered quickly from the deep recession in 1998 and its vulnerability to a balance of payments crisis has been reduced sharply. Significant...

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International Financial Contagion and the Fund; A Theoretical Framework

Clark, Peter B.; Huang, Haizhou - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

a lower IMF rate. Highly indebted countries hit by large negative shocks to output will default. The resulting reduction … further rounds of defaults. In this environment the IMF can limit default and internalize the externality generated by … contagion through its lending with conditionality. We characterize the IMF's optimal lending decision in mitigating the loss in …

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Financial Sector Surveillance and the IMF

Gola, Carlo; Spadafora, Francesco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

The global financial crisis has magnified the role of Financial Sector Surveillance (FSS) in the Fund's activities. This paper surveys the various steps and initiatives through which the Fund has increasingly deepened its involvement in FSS. Overall, this process can be characterized by a...

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