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How Does Financial Globalization Affect Risk Sharing? Patterns and Channels
Terrones, Marco; Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
certainly nowhere near the levels predicted by theory. In addition, only industrial countries have attained better risk sharing …In theory, one of the main benefits of financial globalization is that it should allow for more efficient international … risk sharing. This paper provides a comprehensive empirical evaluation of the patterns of risk sharing among different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263747
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Northern Star; Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity
Klyuev, Vladimir; Mühleisen, Martin; Bayoumi, Tamim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses -- it's a record to be envied. These outcomes in Canada owe much to sound macroeconomic policies, as well as to a favorable external environment. This book focuses on these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245903
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Economic Growth and Integration in Central America
Schipke, Alfred; Desruelle, Dominique - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
How to entrench hard-won gains, increase resilience to shocks, and improve growth performance to reduce poverty? As Central America moves forward in regaining macroeconomic stability, these are the challenges. This study analyzes Central America’s real, fiscal, monetary, and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590924
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Financial Integration in Asia; Estimating the Risk-Sharing Gains for Australia and Other Nations
Mercereau, Benoît - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Holding foreign assets reduces the volatility of a country's income by allowing countries to share risk. Yet, financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605415
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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation: Technical Note on Pensions Sector Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
longevity of the Dutch population. The transparency and risk-sensitive framework of pension funds regulation has brought the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244315
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Canada: Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This report discusses key findings of the Financial Sector Stability Assessment on Canada. Canada’s financial system successfully navigated the global financial crisis, and stress tests suggest that major financial institutions would continue to be resilient to credit, liquidity, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244761
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Efficiency and Performance of Bulgarian Private Pensions
Impavido, Gregorio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper analyzes the performance of the Bulgarian private defined contribution pensions in the second and third pillars of the pension system.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263896
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Possible Unintended Consequences of Basel III and Solvency II
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
consequences for cost of capital, funding patterns, interconnectedness, and risk migration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203537
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Implications of More Precise Information for Technological Development and Welfare
Eckwert, Bernhard; Drees, Burkhard - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
effects on technological progress and welfare, which depend critically on the risk sharing capacity of the economy's financial … system. For example, we show that with efficient risk sharing more precise information adversely affects the equilibrium risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825975
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The Systemic Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies and Rated Markets
Sy, Amadou N. R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
, this paper argues that macro-prudential regulation is necessary to address the systemic risk inherent to ratings. The paper … and increased illiquidity. The paper suggests the use of "ratings maps" and stress-tests to assess the systemic risk of … ratings, and increased capital or liquidity buffers to manage such risk. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528614