International reserve-holding in the developing world: self insurance in a crisis-prone era?
Developing countries’ reserves have increased dramatically in recent years—growing by over 60% since the Asian financial crisis. This paper explores the self-insurance motivation behind this. As a first step, it revisits the literature on international reserve demand. This paper then examines the re...
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Archīum Ateneo
2004
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| Online Access: | https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/114 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1566014103000815 |
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| Institution: | Ateneo De Manila University |
| Summary: | Developing countries’ reserves have increased dramatically in recent years—growing by over 60% since the Asian financial crisis. This paper explores the self-insurance motivation behind this. As a first step, it revisits the literature on international reserve demand. This paper then examines the reserve-holding trends in a sample of 65 developing countries. It seeks to answer the following: Have reserves increased across the board or have these been concentrated in a few countries? If so, does it represent a break in previous policy? At what cost? This paper concludes by briefly examining some policy implications and avenues for future research. |
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