Can Emerging Market Central Banks Bail Out Banks? : A+L4848 Cautionary Tale From Latin America /

This paper investigates whether developing and emerging market countries can implement monetary policies similar to those used by advanced countries during the recent global crisis - injecting significant amounts of money into the financial system without facing major short-run adverse macroeconomic...

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Main Author: Jacome H., Luis I.
Other Authors: Saadi Sedik, Tahsin, Townsend, Simon
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/258
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This paper investigates whether developing and emerging market countries can implement monetary policies similar to those used by advanced countries during the recent global crisis - injecting significant amounts of money into the financial system without facing major short-run adverse macroeconomic repercussions. Using panel data techniques, the paper analyzes episodes of financial turmoil in 16 Latin America during 1995-2007. The results show that developing and emerging market countries should be cautious because injecting money on a large scale into the financial system may fuel further macroeconomic instability, increasing the chances of simultaneous currency crises.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (30 pages)
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ISSN:1018-5941
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