Predicting Macroeconomic and Macrofinancial Stress in Low-Income Countries /

In recent years, Fund staff has prepared cross-country analyses of macroeconomic vulnerabilities in low-income countries, focusing on the risk of sharp declines in economic growth and of debt distress. We discuss routes to broadening this focus by adding several macroeconomic and macrofinancial vuln...

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Main Author: Weisfeld, Hans
Other Authors: Comelli, Fabio, de Carvalho Filho, Irineu, Giri, Rahul
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/289
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Summary:In recent years, Fund staff has prepared cross-country analyses of macroeconomic vulnerabilities in low-income countries, focusing on the risk of sharp declines in economic growth and of debt distress. We discuss routes to broadening this focus by adding several macroeconomic and macrofinancial vulnerability concepts. The associated early warning systems draw on advances in predictive modeling.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (63 pages)
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ISSN:1018-5941
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