Country Stress Events [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Kochanova Anna
• Pubblicazione: Washington, : International Monetary Fund, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (46 p.)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CaceresCarlos
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DATA AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN VARIABLES; A. GOVERNANCE MEASURES; B. FISCAL STRESS INDICATOR (FSI); C. POLITICAL STRESS INDICATOR (PSI); D. OTHER VARIABLES; III. ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY AND MAIN RESULTS; A. ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; B. ESTIMATION RESULTS; IV. DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS; A. FISCAL STRESS; B. POLITICAL STRESS; V. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ANNEX I: DATA AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; ANNEX II: DATA SOURCES; ANNEX III: FISCAL AND POLITICAL STRESS EVENTS; ANNEX IV: GROUPING OF COUNTRIES BY REGION AND HYDROCARBON EXPORT; ANNEX V: ESTIMATION RESULTS ; ANNEX VI: PREDICTED VALUES FROM STRESS EVENT MODEL
• Sommario/riassunto: This paper analyzes the linkages between governance quality and country stress events. It focuses on two types of events: fiscal and political stress events, for which two innovative stress indicators are introduced. The results suggest that weaker governance quality is associated with a higher incidence of both fiscal and political stress events. In particular, internal accountability, which measures the responsiveness of governments to improving the quality of the bureaucracy, public service provision, and respect for the institutional framework in place, is positively associated with fiscal
• Titolo autorizzato: Country Stress Events
• ISBN: 1-4755-1820-X; 1-4755-4247-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452409003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers