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The Centennial Resilience Index: Measuring Countries' Resilience to Shock

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  • Jack Boorman

    (Emerging Markets Forum)

  • José Fajgenbaum

    (Centennial Group International and Emerging Markets Forum)

  • Hervé Ferhani

    (Centennial Group International and Emerging Markets Forum)

  • Manu Bhaskaran

    (Centennial Asia Advisors)

  • Drew Arnold

    (Centennial Group International and Emerging Markets Forum)

  • Harpaul Alberto Kohli

    (Centennial Group International and Emerging Markets Forum)

Abstract

At the Emerging Markets Forum in October 2010, initial results were presented from an exercise that attempted to measure the resilience of emerging market and developing countries (EMDCs) to deal with shocks to their economies. This paper updates, improves upon, and draws conclusions from that index. A key conclusion is that the Resilience Index appears to have the power both to identify economies that are heading to trouble and to identify the specific policy areas of weakness that lie behind their increasing vulnerablility. The Resilience Index can add to the tools of the economic surveillance process—at least as a device to help insure that weaknesses are surfaced, and that deeper analysis is conducted to assess those weaknesses and suggest corrective policies. It is clear from this analysis that building resilience—and making it a priority of policymakers—can pay high dividends. In particular, we show that the Resilience Index clearly demonstrates that emerging weaknesses in many economies were evident well before the global crisis and the crisis in Europe.

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  • Jack Boorman & José Fajgenbaum & Hervé Ferhani & Manu Bhaskaran & Drew Arnold & Harpaul Alberto Kohli, 2013. "The Centennial Resilience Index: Measuring Countries' Resilience to Shock," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 5(2), pages 57-98, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:emf:journl:2013-resilience
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    1. Jack T. Boorman & André Icard, 2011. "Palais Royal Initiative—Reform of the International Monetary System: A Cooperative Approach for the 21st Century," Book Chapters, in: Jack T. Boorman & André Icard (ed.), Reform of the International Monetary System: The Palais Royal Initiative, edition 1, chapter 2, pages 7-26, Emerging Markets Forum.
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    3. Jack Boorman & José Fajgenbaum & Manu Bhaskaran & Harpaul Alberto Kohli & Drew Arnold, 2010. "The New Resilience of Emerging Market Countries: Weathering the Recent Crisis in the Global Economy," Papers Presented at Global Meetings of the Emerging Markets Forum 2010resilence, Emerging Markets Forum.
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