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Capital Account Liberalization and Financial Sector Stability

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002

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Managing Financial Crises; Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America

Kincaid, G. Russell; Collyns, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMFâ€™s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...

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Financial Stability in Dollarized Economies

Gulde, Anne Marie; Hoelscher, David S.; Ize, Alain; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper addresses the challenges to prudential supervision in highly dollarized economies, where central banks and supervisors may be constrained in the use of standard money and financial policy tools. The studyâ€™s conclusions are the basis of an ongoing policy dialogue with IMF member...

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Market Discipline

Lane, Timothy D. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992

Under what circumstances can market forces prevent unsustainable borrowing? Effective market discipline requires that capital markets be open, that; information on the borrower’s existing liabilities be readily available, that no bailout be anticipated, and that the borrower respond to market...

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From Crisis to Recovery in Korea; Strategy, Achievements, and Lessons

Kang, Kenneth; Liang, Hong; Ma, Henry; Richards, Anthony J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper reviews and draws lessons from the stabilization and reform program that Korea implemented in response to the 1997-98 crisis. The economy recovered quickly from the deep recession in 1998 and its vulnerability to a balance of payments crisis has been reduced sharply. Significant...

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The Efficiency of the Japanese Equity Market

Nagayasu, Jun - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Using the ARFIMA-FIGARCH model, this paper studies the efficiency of the Japanese equity market by examining the statistical properties of the return and volatility of the Nikkei 225. It shows that both follow a long range dependence, which stands against the efficient market hypothesis (EMH)....

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Financial Sector Reforms and Prospects for Financial Integration in Maghreb Countries

Sole, Juan; Sensenbrenner, Gabriel; Tahari, Amor; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

A healthy and dynamic financial sector is essential to achieving high and sustainable economic growth in the Maghreb region-Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. Financial integration within the Maghreb region will help deepen financial markets, increase their efficiency, and enhance...

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Procyclicality and Fair Value Accounting

Scarlata, Jodi G.; Sole, Juan; Novoa, Alicia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

In light of the uncertainties about valuation highlighted by the 2007-2008 market turbulence, this paper provides an empirical examination of the potential procyclicality that fair value accounting (FVA) could introduce in bank balance sheets. The paper finds that, while weaknesses in the FVA...

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Portfolio Choice in a Monetary Open-Economy DSGE Model

Matsumoto, Akito; Engel, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This paper develops a two-country monetary DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) model in which households choose a portfolio of home and foreign equities, and a forward position in foreign exchange. Some goods prices are set without full information of the state. Home and foreign...

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Exchange Rate Risk Measurement and Management; Issues and Approaches for Firms

Papaioannou, Michael G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

passive versus active hedging. In addition, it outlines a set of widely accepted best practices in managing currency risk and … presents some of the main hedging instruments in the OTC and exchange-traded markets. The paper also provides some data on the … use of financial derivatives instruments, and hedging practices by U.S. firms. …

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