01970cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005341 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451870725 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Druck, Pablo. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank : Challenges to an Effective Lender of Last Resort / Pablo Druck, Mario Dehesa. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (18 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 The paper analyzes the challenges for the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) to be an effective lender of last resort (LOLR) as part of a modern banking crisis resolution framework. The main results from the theoretical model of the ECCB's institutional arrangement are that the majority of currency union members may veto emergency lending in the case of a member-specific shock, as such lending may endanger the stability of the currency board (by lowering the central bank's international reserves, thus raising devaluation risk). However, in the presence of contagion across countries, all currency union members have a vested interest in liquidity supply from the central bank. A key policy recommendation is that currency union members need a stronger fiscal position to continue to access international financial markets and sustain the exchange rate peg. Mode of access: Internet Dehesa, Mario. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/214 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/214/001.2008.issue-214-en.xml IMF e-Library