Sudden Stops and Imf-Supported Programs

Author/creator Eichengreen, Barry J. Author
Other author Gupta, Poonam Author
Other author Mody, Ashoka Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington : International Monetary Fund
Description34 p.
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Summary Annotation Could a high-access, quick-disbursing insurance facility in the IMF help to reduce the incidence of sharp interruptions in capital flows (sudden stops)? We contribute to the debate around this question by analyzing the impact of conventional IMF-supported programs on the incidence of sudden stops. Correcting for the non-random assignment of programs, we find that sudden stops are fewer and generally less severe when an IMF arrangement exists and that this form of insurance works best for countries with strong fundamentals. In contrast there is no evidence that a Fund-supported program attenuates the output effects of capital account reversals if these nonetheless occur.
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