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vulnerabilities. Further, the paper presents operational issues faced by debt managers, including the need to develop a risk …
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relations between solvency shocks and liquidity shocks. These relations are then used to model liquidity and solvency risk in a …. We define the concept of 'Liquidity at Risk', which quantifies the liquidity resources required for a financial …
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Value-at-Risk (VaR) models often are used to estimate the equity investment that is required to limit the default rate … income required by investors. While this issue has been identified in the market risk setting, it has yet to be recognized in … the credit risk literature. Credit VaR techniques, as typically described, are not an appropriate basis for setting equity …
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This paper examines some recent techniques designed to draw inferences about the credibility of changes in macroeconomic policy regimes. An alternative two-step approach, based on the decomposition between permanent and transitory components of a "credibility variable" is proposed. The...
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The paper suggests an econometric methodology for testing the effectiveness of reforms implemented in one major step, i.e., discrete reforms. The methodology is based on the exogeneity properties of variables in an econometric model. The paper specifies the preconditions for setting up an...
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The paper proposes an algorithm that uses forecast encompassing tests for combining forecasts. The algorithm excludes a forecast from the combination if it is encompassed by another forecast. To assess the usefulness of this approach, an extensive empirical analysis is undertaken using a U.S....
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This paper applies the maximum likelihood panel cointegration method of Larsson and Lyhagen (2007) to test the strong PPP hypothesis using data for the G7 countries. This method is robust in several important dimensions relative to previous methods, including the well-known issue of...
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rate risk in the market (i.e. high volatility). Market impairment or overshoot of exchange rate between two equilibria … could generate high volatility and threaten financial stability due to unhedged exposure to exchange rate risk in the … economy. The rule uses the concept of Value at Risk (VaR) to define FXI triggers. While it provides to the market a hedge …
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portfolio theory without recourse to market imperfections. It also demonstrates that “Value-at-Risk” portfolio management rules … optimal to sell many higher-risk assets when a shock to one asset occurs …
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Measuring and managing exchange rate risk exposure is important for reducing a firm''s vulnerabilities from major … traditional types of exchange rate risk faced by firms, namely transaction, translation and economic risks, presents the VaR … approach as the currently predominant method of measuring a firm''s exchange rate risk exposure, and examines the main …
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