Price Volatility and Financial Instability /

Statistical measures of the volatility of exchange rates, interest rates, and stock prices are estimated for a number of countries. Periods of high volatility are identified and compared with periods of financial difficulty. The results indicate that GARCH models of volatility could be potentially u...

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Main Author: Leon, Gene
Other Authors: Worrell, Rupert
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/060
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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