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International Reserves: Precautionary Versus Mercantilist Views, Theory and Evidence Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Joshua Aizenman ()
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This paper compares the importance of precautionary and mercantilist motives in the hoarding of international reserves by developing countries. Overall, empirical results support precautionary motives; in particular, a more liberal capital account regime increases international reserves. Theoretically, large precautionary demand for international reserves arises as a self-insurance to avoid costly liquidation of long-term projects when the economy is susceptible to sudden stops. The welfare gain from the optimal management of international reserves is of a first-order magnitude, reducing the welfare cost of liquidity shocks from a first-order to a second-order magnitude. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007
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Volume (Year): 18 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 (April)
Pages: 191-214
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Keywords: International reserves ; Precautionary demand ; Mercantilist ; Financial crises ; F15 ; F31 ; F43 ; Other versions of this item:
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