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Country insurance : the role of domestic policies / Torbjörn Becker [and others].
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Language
English
Published/Created
Washington, DC : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Description
v, 36 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
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HD87 .C68 2007
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Subject(s)
Balance of payments
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Developing countries
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Debts, Public
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Developing countries
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Reserves (Accounting)
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Developing countries
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Financial crises
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Developing countries
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Debt service
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Developing countries
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International Monetary Fund
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Becker, Torbjörn
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Series
Occasional paper (International Monetary Fund) ; no. 254.
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Occasional paper ; 254
Summary note
"Countries face a range of shocks that can contribute to higher volatility in aggregate output and, in extreme cases, to economic crises. The presence of such risks underlies a potential demand for mechanism to soften the blow from adverse economic shocks. Such a protective infrastructure is referred to in this paper as "country insurance." Protective measures that countries can take themselves ("self-insurance") include sound economic policies, robust financial structures, and adequate reserve coverage. Beyond self-insurance, countries have also established regional arrangements that pool risks while, at the multilateral level, the IMF plays a central role through the temporary provision of its resources when shocks create balance of payments difficulties for a member, and through the policy advice it provides under surveillance. The Occasional paper focuses on what countries can do on their own -- that is, on the role of domestic policies -- with respect to country insurance' -- preface, (v.).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-34).
Contents
Introduction
Insurance against what? : shocks and their costs
Sound fundamentals and liability structures
Self-insurance through international reserves
Conclusion
Appendex: Data sources and definitions. Behavior of different types of financial flow. A model of optimal reserves.
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ISBN
9781589066076
1589066073
LCCN
2007297568
OCLC
123424281
International Article Number
9781589066076
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Country Insurance : The Role of Domestic Policies / Paolo Mauro, Torbjorn Becker, Jonathan Ostry, Romain Ranciere, Olivier Jeanne.
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Country insurance : the role of domestic politics / Torbjörn Becker...[and others].
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