The Russian Default and the Contagion to Brazil /

This paper investigates the contagion from Russia to Brazil in late 1998 under two dimensions- players involved and the timing of events. The data does not seem to reflect a compensatory liquidation of assets story by international institutional investors. It does contribute, however, to the suspici...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baig, Taimur
Other Authors: Goldfajn, Ilan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/160
Online Access:Full text available on IMF