Reviving the Case for GDP-Indexed Bonds /
This paper seeks to revive the case for countries to self-insure against economic growth slowdowns by issuing GDP-indexed bonds. We simulate the effects of GDP-indexed bonds under different assumptions about fiscal policy reaction functions and their output effects and find that they could substanti...
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| Formatua: | Aldizkaria |
| Hizkuntza: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2002.
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| Saila: | IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ;
No. 2002/010 |
| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Full text available on IMF |
| Gaia: | This paper seeks to revive the case for countries to self-insure against economic growth slowdowns by issuing GDP-indexed bonds. We simulate the effects of GDP-indexed bonds under different assumptions about fiscal policy reaction functions and their output effects and find that they could substantially reduce the likelihood that debt/GDP paths become explosive. The insurance premium would likely be small, because cross-country comovement of GDP growth rates is low and cross-country GDP growth risk is thus largely diversifiable for an investor holding a portfolio of GDP-indexed bonds. Potential obstacles to the emergence of a market for these bonds include the verifiability of GDP data, the trade-off between insurance and moral hazard, and the need for liquidity. The paper discusses institutional fixes and suggests an approach to attempting to start up a market. |
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| Deskribapen fisikoa: | 1 online resource (25 pages) |
| Formatua: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1934-7456 |
| Sartu: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |