Crises and Liquidity : Evidence and Interpretation /

In a large panel of countries, we find that less liquid countries are more likely to default on their external debt. Specifically, for given total external debt, the probability of a crisis increases with the proportion of short-term debt and debt service coming due and decreases with foreign exchan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Detragiache, Enrica
Other Authors: Spilimbergo, Antonio
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/002
Online Access:Full text available on IMF