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Systemic banking crises database : an update
Laeven, Luc; Valencia, Fabian - 2012
We update the widely used banking crises database by Laeven and Valencia (2008, 2010) with new information on recent and ongoing crises, including updated information on policy responses and outcomes (i.e. fiscal costs, output losses, and increases in public debt). We also update our dating of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618518
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The Role of Institutional Quality in a Currency Crisis Model
Wu, Yi - 2008
This paper is a theoretical study of the impact of institutional quality on currency crises from a public finance point of view. Recent empirical studies leave little doubt that weak institutions, including high levels of corruption, hinder economic performance. After the East Asian crisis, many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677557
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Why Do Countries Peg the Way They Peg?The Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice
Oomes, Nienke - 2008
What determines the currency to which countries peg or ""anchor"" their exchange rate? Data for over 100 countries between 1980 and 1998 reveal that trade network externalities are a key determinant. This implies that anchor currency choice may well be suboptimal in that certain currencies,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677601
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Systemic Banking Crises
Valencia, Fabian - 2008
This paper presents a new database on the timing of systemic banking crises and policy responses to resolve them. The database covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007, with detailed data on crisis containment and resolution policies for 42 crisis episodes, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677666
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Role of IMF Support in Crisis Prevention.
Zalduendo, Juan - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. IDENTIFYING CAPITAL ACCOUNT CRISES EPISODES -- IV. ESTIMATION AND RESULTS -- V. IMF SUPPORT AND CRISIS PREVENTION -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691048
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Macroeconomic Volatility : The Policy Lessons from Latin America
Singh, Anoop - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY IN LATIN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- III. ROLE OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES -- IV. WHAT'S NEW THIS TIME AROUND? -- V. REMAINING AGENDA -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691105
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The Game of Anchors : Studying the Causes of Currency Crises in Belarus
Miksjuk, A. Ju.; Ouliaris, Sam; Pranovich, Mikhail - 2015
crises. At the current juncture, refocusing monetary policy from exchange rate to inflation would help to avoid disorderly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407962
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Does Inflation Slow Long-Run Growth in India?
Mohaddes, Kamiar; Raissi, Mehdi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper examines the long-run relationship between consumer price index industrial workers (CPI-IW) inflation and …, there is a negative long-run relationship between inflation and economic growth in India. We also find statistically …-significant inflation-growth threshold effects in the case of states with persistently-elevated inflation rates of above 5.5 percent. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142122
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Inflation and income inequality : is food inflation different?
Walsh, James P.; Yu, Jiangyan - 2012
There is an extensive literature noting that high inflation can add to income inequality, and a parallel literature … assessing the effect of rising food prices on the poor. This paper attempts to combine these strands by dividing inflation into … food and nonfood inflation and assessing whether food inflation affects income inequality differently from nonfood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618580
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Inflation dynamics in Mongolia : understanding the roller coaster
Barnett, Steven A.; Bersch, Julia; Ojima, Yasuhisa - 2012
Inflation in Mongolia resembles a roller coaster ride with sharp rises and steep drops. Understanding why is critical … for formulating and assessing monetary policy. Food prices are found to be a key driver of inflation, and, not surprising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009620963