LEADER 03316nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910464255003321 005 20170821160723.0 010 $a1-4623-5880-2 010 $a1-4527-8135-4 010 $a1-4518-7174-0 010 $a1-282-84249-8 010 $a9786612842498 035 $a(CKB)3170000000055201 035 $a(EBL)1608171 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000939944 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11571933 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000939944 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10937828 035 $a(PQKB)10702265 035 $a(OCoLC)694140997 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1608171 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000055201 100 $a20060321d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe value of institutions for financial markets$b[electronic resource] $eevidence from emerging markets /$fprepared by Bernardin Akitoby and Thomas Stratmann 210 $a[Washington, D.C.] $cInternational Monetary Fund, African Dept and Fiscal Affairs Dept.$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (23 p.) 225 1 $aIMF working paper ;$vWP/09/27 300 $a"February 2009." 311 $a1-4519-1610-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; I. Introduction; II. Analytical Framework; A. The Empirical Model; B. Testing the Impact of Institutions on Spreads; III. Empirical Strategy for Fiscal Policy Variables; IV. Data Description and Results; A. Data Description; B. Results; Tables; 1. Means and Standard Deviations; 2. Effects of Institutions on Spreads-OLS Estimates (Baseline); 3. Effects of Institutions on Spreads-Fixed Effects Estimates (Baseline); 4. Effects of Institutions on Spreads in the Presence of Fiscal Variables-OLS Estimates 327 $a5. Effects of Institutions on Spreads in the Presence of Fiscal Variables-Fixed Effects EstimatesC. Sensitivity and Robustness; V. Conclusions; Appendix Table; A1: List of Countries Included; References 330 $aThis paper investigates the value of political institutions for financial markets, using panel data from emerging market countries. We test the hypothesis that changes in political institutions, such as improvements in democratic rights and increased government accountability, have a direct effect on sovereign interest rate spreads. We find that financial markets value institutions over and above the economic and fiscal outcomes these institutions shape. Democracy and accountability generally lower sovereign spreads, political risk tends to increase them, and financial markets tend to view ele 410 0$aWorking paper (International Monetary Fund. African Dept and Fiscal Affairs Dept.).$n09/27. 606 $aFiscal policy$xEconometric models 606 $aCapital market 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFiscal policy$xEconometric models. 615 0$aCapital market. 700 $aAkitoby$b Bernardin$0883156 701 $aStratmann$b Thomas$0883157 712 02$aInternational Monetary Fund.$bAfrican Dept and Fiscal Affairs Dept. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464255003321 996 $aThe value of institutions for financial markets$91972797 997 $aUNINA