Why are Countries' Asset Portfolios Exposed to Nominal Exchange Rates? /

Most countries hold large gross asset positions, lending in domestic currency and borrowing in foreign. Thus, their balance sheets are exposed to nominal exchange rates. We argue that when asset markets are incomplete, nominal exchange rate exposure allows countries to partially insure against shock...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Jonathan
Other Authors: Barrett, Philip
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/291
Online Access:Full text available on IMF