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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Autor principal: Adams, Jonathan
Outros Autores: Barrett, Philip
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Colecção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/291
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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