Precautionary Demand for Foreign Assets in Sudden Stop Economies : An Assessment of the New Merchantilism /

Financial globalization was off to a rocky start in emerging economies hit by Sudden Stops in the 1990s. The surge in foreign reserves since then is viewed as a New Merchantilism in which reserves are a war-chest for defense against Sudden Stops. We conduct a quantitative assessment of this argument...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Mendoza, Enrique
Andere auteurs: Durdu, Ceyhun Bora, Terrones, Marco
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/146
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF