Leading Indicators of Fiscal Distress : Evidence from the Extreme Bound Analysis /

Early warning systems (EWS) are widely used for assessing countries' vulnerability to fiscal distress. Most EWS employ a specific set of only fiscal leading indicators predetermined by the researchers, which casts doubt on their robustness. We revisit this issue by using the Extreme Bound Analy...

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Autor principal: Bruns, Martin
Otros Autores: Poghosyan, Tigran
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/028
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
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