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Financial integration in Asia : estimating the risk-sharing gains for Australia and other nations /

Holding foreign assets reduces the volatility of a country's income by allowing countries to share risk. Yet, financial integration is limited in Asia. This paper estimates how much Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region would gain from greater financial integration. The resul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mercereau, Benoît (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/06/267.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Holding foreign assets reduces the volatility of a country's income by allowing countries to share risk. Yet, financial integration is limited in Asia. This paper estimates how much Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region would gain from greater financial integration. The results suggest that these welfare gains are large, which argues in favor of a progressive capital account liberalization across the region.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (20 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:128351849X
9781283518499
9781451909807
1451909802
ISSN:2227-8885 ;