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The Late 1990's Financial Crisis in Ecuador; Institutional Weaknesses, Fiscal Rigidities, and Financial Dollarization At Work

Jácome, Luis Ignacio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

respond in a timely manner and efficiently enough to prevent the escalation of the banking crisis and spurred the adoption of … triple banking, currency, and fiscal crisis. …

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Banking Spreads in Latin America

Gelos, Gaston - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Intermediation spreads in Latin America are high by international standards. This paper examines the determinants of bank interest margins in that region using bank and country-level data from 85 countries, including 14 Latin American economies. The results suggest that Latin America has higher...

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Managing Systemic Liquidity Risk in Financially Dollarized Economies

Yeyati, Eduardo Levy; Ize, Alain; Kiguel, Miguel A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This paper evaluates ways to protect highly dollarized banking systems from systemic liquidity runs (such as the ones …

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Early Birds, Late Risers, and Sleeping Beauties; Bank Credit Growth to the Private Sector in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Balkans

Hollar, Ivanna Vladkova; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Following a period of privatization and restructuring, commercial banks in Central and Eastern Europe and, more recently, in the Balkans have rapidly expanded their lending to the private sector. This paper describes the causes of this expansion, assesses future trends, and evaluates its policy...

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Bank Behavior in Developing Countries; Evidence From East Africa

Podpiera, Richard; Cihák, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

We analyze the structure, performance, and role of banking systems in the three member countries of the East African … adverse effect on the effectiveness and efficiency of banking sectors in developing countries. International banks are … presence of international banks may not lead to increased competition and provision of banking services if weak institutions …

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Italy; Assessing Competition and Efficiency in the Banking System

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in … the Italian banking sector has intensified in loan and deposit markets in recent years, but banks still operate in a …

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Deposit Insurance Regulatory forbearance and Economic Growth; Implications for the Japanese Banking Crisis

Kletzer, Kenneth; Dekle, Robert - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

forbearance lead to banking crises and growth declines. The model assumptions are based on features of the Japanese financial … system and regulation. The model demonstrates how banking and growth crises can evolve under perfect foresight. The dynamics …

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Aftermath of Banking Crises; Effectson Real and Monetary Variables

Gupta, Poonam - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

In this paper a simple optimizing model is developed to analyze the implications of a banking crisis. Banks are … the paper match the key stylized facts of banking crises. …

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Banking Structure and Credit Growth in Central and Eastern European Countries

Aydin, Burcu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Recent developments have increased questions about vulnerabilities in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) that are experiencing credit booms. This paper analyzes the role of foreign-owned banks in these credit booms. The results show that the CEE countries depend on foreign banks, and...

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The Optimal Level of Foreign Reserves in Financially Dollarized Economies; The Case of Uruguay

Gonçalves, Fernando M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper extends the framework derived by Jeanne and Rancière (2006) by explicitly incorporating the dollarization of bank deposits into the analysis of the optimal level of foreign reserves for prudential purposes. In the extended model, a sudden stop in capital flows occurs in tandem with a...

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