IMF Support and Crisis Prevention /

This paper examines the various roles of IMF financing in crisis prevention. Emerging market economies that experienced financial crises in the past have been subject to enormous economic and social costs, highlighting the importance of crisis prevention. While the main defense against a crisis lies...

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Main Author: Ghosh, Atish
Other Authors: Kim, Jun, Thomas, Alun, Zalduendo, Juan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2008/004
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This paper examines the various roles of IMF financing in crisis prevention. Emerging market economies that experienced financial crises in the past have been subject to enormous economic and social costs, highlighting the importance of crisis prevention. While the main defense against a crisis lies in a country's own policies and institutional framework, the IMF can contribute to these efforts through its surveillance activities, provision of technical assistance, and promotion of standards and codes. But the IMF may be able to contribute to crisis prevention more directly by providing contingent financial support. This paper explores the theoretical basis of, and empirical evidence for, possible 'crisis prevention programs.'.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (33 pages)
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ISSN:0251-6365
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