01845cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008653 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451875263 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gelos, R. Sovereign Borrowing by Developing Countries : What Determines Market Access? / R. Gelos, Guido Sandleris, Ratna Sahay. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (42 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 What determines the ability of governments from developing countries to access international credit markets? We examine this question using detailed data on sovereign bond issuances and public syndicated bank loans since 1982. We find that traditional measures of a country's links with the rest of the world (such as trade openness) and traditional liquidity and macroeconomic indicators do not help much in explaining market access. However, a country's vulnerability to shocks and the perceived quality of its policies and institutions appear to be important determinants of its government's ability to tap the markets. We are unable to detect strong punishment of defaulting countries by credit markets. Mode of access: Internet Sahay, Ratna. Sandleris, Guido. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/221 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/221/001.2004.issue-221-en.xml IMF e-Library