01840cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011392 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463924645 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Zettelmeyer, Jeromin. The Problem that Wasn't : Coordination Failures in Sovereign Debt Restructurings / Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Marcos Chamon, Ran Bi. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (28 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 Contrary to widespread expectation, debt renegotiations in the era of bond finance have generally been quick and involved little litigation. We present a model that rationalizes the initial fears and offers interpretations for why they did not materialize. When the exchange offer is sufficiently attractive vis-a-vis holding out, full participation can be an equilibrium. Legal innovations such as minimum participation thresholds and defensive exit consents helped coordinate creditors and avoid litigation. Unlike CACs, exit consents can be exploited to force high haircuts on creditors, but the ability of creditors to coordinate to block exit consents can limit overly aggressive use. Mode of access: Internet Bi, Ran. Chamon, Marcos. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/265 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2011/265/001.2011.issue-265-en.xml IMF e-Library