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Denmark : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: The Danish Mortgage Market: A Comparative Analysis

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This technical note presents a comparative analysis of the Danish Mortgage Market. It discusses the particularities of … the regulatory framework of the Danish mortgage system. The note compares and contrasts mortgage financing in Denmark and … evolutions, which could have potentially far-reaching consequences for the Danish mortgage system, are elaborated. The note also …

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Belgium; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues paper for Belgium evaluates whether price increases in Belgium are excessive. It assesses the household and bank balance sheets and their vulnerability to a slowdown in housing prices, and identifies differences in real estate markets between Belgium and other countries. The...

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Spain : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Housing Prices, Household Debt, and Financial Stability

International Monetary Fund - 2006

and mortgage debt. It also describes the Spanish mortgage market and assesses the resilience of the financial sector to a … possible adjustment in the housing and mortgage markets. It presents a market-based indicator to show the market views on the … quality of the mortgage portfolio and also provides recommendations …

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Handbook on Residential Property Prices (RPPIs)

Statistical Office of the European Communities - 2013

For most citizens, buying a residential property (dwelling) is the most important transaction during their lifetime. Residential properties represent the most significant component of households’ expenses and, at the same time, their most valuable assets. The Residential Property Prices...

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Are House Prices Rising too Fast in Hong Kong SAR?

International Monetary Fund - 2010

Sharp increase in house prices in Hong Kong SAR in 2009-2010 has led to concerns of an emerging real estate bubble. According to our measure of price deviation from fundamentals, which should be taken as an early warning indicator of market exuberance, the current level of house prices in Hong...

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Tax Policy, Leverage and Macroeconomic Stability

International Monetary Fund - 2016

Risks to macroeconomic stability posed by excessive private leverage are significantly amplified by tax distortions. 'Debt bias' (tax provisions favoring finance by debt rather than equity) has increased leverage in both the household and corporate sectors, and is now widely recognized as a...

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Debt Relief and Leveraged Buy-Outs

International Monetary Fund - 1988

Analyses of debt relief that focus on the behavior of debtors and existing creditors understate the incentives for collective action by creditors. It is well known that debt relief could benefit existing creditors by providing incentives for domestic investment by residents of debtor countries....

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Fat Tails and their (Un)Happy Endings : Correlation Bias and its Implications for Systemic Risk and Prudential Regulation

International Monetary Fund - 2011

The correlation bias refers to the fact that claim subordination in the capital structure of the firm influences claim holders’ preferred degree of asset correlation in portfolios held by the firm. Using the copula capital structure model, it is shown that the correlation bias shifts...

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International financial statistics. Supplement on Fund accounts

1982

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United Kingdom : 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the United Kingdom

International Monetary Fund - 2006

The United Kingdom’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that macroeconomic performance has been strong and steady, owing in part to confidence-enhancing policy frameworks and generally sound implementation. The financial system is generally healthy, although a substantial increase in the...

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