Resource Windfalls and Emerging Market Sovereign Bond Spreads : The Role of Political Institutions /

We examine the effect that revenue windfalls from international commodity price shocks have on sovereign bond spreads using panel data for 30 emerging market economies during the period 1997-2007. Our main finding is that positive commodity price shocks lead to a significant reduction in the soverei...

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Autore principale: Arezki, Rabah
Altri autori: Bruckner, Markus
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/179
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF