01641cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000476 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451856408 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gulde, Anne. Liquid Asset Ratios and Financial Sector Reform / Anne Gulde. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (62 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students As a monetary, selective credit, and government debt-management instrument, a liquid asset ratio is generally inefficient and may introduce serious distortions. However, it may play a limited role as a prudential instrument, particularly in less sophisticated banking systems or in the context of currency board arrangements. Recent trends in the use of this instrument have been to either abolish it altogether or to design it so as to minimize distortions. When necessary, these changes have been part of a broader effort to make financial intermediation more efficient by relying more on markets and less on regulations. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/144 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/144/001.1997.issue-144-en.xml IMF e-Library