Author : International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Release : 2009-11-04
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 102/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 4 by : International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Download or read book IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 4 written by International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.. This book was released on 2009-11-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper empirically evaluates four types of costs that may result from an international sovereign default: reputational costs, international trade exclusion costs, costs to the domestic economy through the financial system, and political costs to the authorities. It finds that the economic costs are generally significant but short-lived, and sometimes do not operate through conventional channels. The political consequences of a debt crisis, by contrast, seem to be particularly dire for incumbent governments and finance ministers, broadly in line with what happens in currency crises.