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A Theory of International Crisis Lending and IMF Conditionality /

We present a framework that clarifies the financial role of the IMF, the rationale for conditionality, and the conditions under which IMF-induced moral hazard can arise. In the model, traditional conditionality commits country authorities to undertake crisis resolution efforts, facilitating the retu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zettelmeyer, Jeromin
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund
Otros Autores: Jeanne, Olivier, Ostry, Jonathan David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Colección:IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper no. 08/236.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We present a framework that clarifies the financial role of the IMF, the rationale for conditionality, and the conditions under which IMF-induced moral hazard can arise. In the model, traditional conditionality commits country authorities to undertake crisis resolution efforts, facilitating the return of private capital, and ensuring repayment to the IMF. Nonetheless, moral hazard can arise if there are crisis externalities across countries (contagion) or if country authorities discount crisis costs too much relative to the national social optimum, or both. Moral hazard can be avoided by making IMF lending conditional on crisis prevention efforts-""ex ante"" conditionality.
Notas:Available in PDF, ePUB, and Mobi formats on the Internet.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (33 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1451915470
9781451915471
ISSN:2227-8885 ;