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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825975603321

Autore

Mecagni Mauro

Titolo

The Persistence of Capital Account Crises / / Mauro Mecagni, Ruben Atoyan, David Hofman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-9310-1

1-4527-1374-X

1-4518-7250-X

1-282-84318-4

9786612843181

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (29 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

AtoyanRuben

HofmanDavid

Disciplina

332.152

Soggetti

Capital movements

Financial crises

Balance of payments

Banks and Banking

Capital account crisis

Currency

Current Account Adjustment

Debts, External

Duration Analysis

Economic & financial crises & disasters

Exchange rate arrangements

Exports and Imports

External debt

Finance

Financial Crises

Financial Risk Management

Financial services

Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange

Index Numbers and Aggregation

Interest rates

Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

International economics

International Lending and Debt Problems

Leading indicators



Real interest rates

Short-term Capital Movements

Turkey

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Conceptual Framework and Methodology; A. Crisis Persistence, Complexity, and Macroeconomic Effects; Figures; 1. Average Duration and Crisis Complexity; Tables; 1. Duration and Nature of Crises; 2. Crisis Complexity, Duration, and Macroeconomic Costs; B. Determinants of the Duration of Crises; 3. Post-Crisis Vulnerabilities; C. Econometric Methodology; III. Persistence of Capital Account Crises; A. Estimation Results and Robustness Tests; 2. Estimation Results for the Capital Account Crises Duration Model; Boxes; 1. Some Further Diagnostic Results

B. Counterfactual Experiments 3. Descriptive Statistics for the Model Variables; 4. Predicted Probabilities of Staying in Crisis under Different Scenarios; 5. Increase in Predicted Probability of Exit from Crisis under Various Scenarios; 6. Reduction in Predicted Crisis Duration under Various Scenarios; IV. Conclusions; Appendices; 1. Measuring the Duration of Capital Account Crises; 2. A Model for the Duration of Capital Account Crises; References

Sommario/riassunto

This study contributes to the literature on capital account crises in two ways. First, our analysis of crisis episodes between 1994 and 2002 establishes a clear relationship between the persistence of crises, their complexity, and the intensity of movement of key macroeconomic variables. Second, we provide a systematic examination of the determinants of crisis duration. Our econometric analysis suggests that initial conditions and the external environment plays a key role in determining crisis persistence. The policy response also matters, but cannot offset a record of poor past policies. Overall, the results underscore the critical importance of crisis prevention efforts.