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Improving credit information, bank regulation, and supervision : on the role and design of public credit registries
Majnoni, Giovanni (contributor) - 2004
"Powell, Mylenko, Miller, and Majnoni analyze how data in public credit registries can be used both to strengthen bank supervision and to improve the quality of credit analysis by financial institutions. Empirical tests using public credit registry (PCR) data were performed in collaboration with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522892
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Quantitative analysis of crisis : crisis identification and causality
Ishihara, Yoichiro - 2005
"Studies use different conceptual and operational definitions of crises. The different crisis identifications can lead to inconsistent conclusions and policy formulation even if the same analytical framework is applied. Also, most studies focus on only a few types of crises. This narrow focus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522602
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The new microfinance handbook : a financial market system perspective
Nelson, Candace (contributor);  … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393852
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Nonperforming loans in sub-saharan africa : causal analysis and macroeconomic implications
Fofack, Hippolyte L. - 2005
"This paper investigates the leading causes of nonperforming loans during the economic and banking crises that affected a large number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s. Empirical analysis shows a dramatic increase in these loans and extremely high credit risk, with significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522431
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Greco-Roman lessons for public debt management and debt market development
Vittas, Dimitri - 2004
"Greece and Italy initiated efforts to improve public debt management and develop their domestic debt markets respectively in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. At that time, both countries suffered from large and rapidly growing public debt, excessive reliance on short-term bills held by commercial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522920
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Non-Performing Loan Market Assessment in Pakistan : Developing a Secondary NPL Market - Diagnostic Assessment Report
International Finance Corporation; World Bank - 2022
The objective of this Non-Performing Loan (NPL) Market assessment diagnostic report is to examine and assess the NPL market in Pakistan, and identify bottlenecks and practical areas that could be addressed in the short and medium term to make the NPL market in Pakistan more investor friendly....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545240
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The 2007 meltdown in structured securitization : searching for lessons, not scapegoats
Caprio, Gerard - 2008
"The intensity of recent turbulence in financial markets has surprised nearly everyone. This paper searches out the root causes of the crisis, distinguishing them from scapegoating explanations that have been used in policy circles to divert attention from the underlying breakdown of incentives....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521003
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The sub prime crisis : implications for emerging markets
Gwinner, W. Britt - 2008
"This paper discusses some of the key characteristics of the U.S. subprime mortgage boom and bust, contrasts them with … characteristics of emerging mortgage markets, and makes recommendations for emerging market policy makers. The crisis has raised … questions in the minds of many as to the wisdom of extending mortgage lending to low and moderate income households. It is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521033
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Mortgage securities in emerging markets
Lea, Michael J. - 2004
facilitate the development of mortgage-related securities. Despite such a strong appeal, there are significant barriers to the … development of mortgage securities in emerging markets. Their success is dependent on many factors, starting with a strong legal … and regulatory framework and liberalized financial sector, and including a developed primary mortgage market. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522964
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Comparing mortgage credit risk policies : an options-based approach
Buckley, Robert M. (contributor) - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523388