Primeron Reforms in a Second-Best Ambiguous Environment : A Case for Gradualism /

Ambiguity, as opposed to uncertainty, reflects lack of sufficient information about distribution and payoffs of infrequent events. Reforms are infrequent events, undertaken in ambiguous second-best environments where bad reform outcomes are feasible. A general case for the gradualist reform strategy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erbas, S.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/050
Online Access:Full text available on IMF