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Deposit Insurance: Theory and Practice (L'assurance des dépôts bancaires: théorie et pratique) (Seguro de depósitos: Teoría y práctica)

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    (International Monetary Fund)

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The paper discusses the historical development of deposit insurance and its rationale, drawing on a survey of 12 countries' systems. It then discusses the costs attached to deposit insurance before discussing the technical problems involved in designing an optimal deposit insurance system that will reflect the characteristics and objectives peculiar to a particular country. In general, the study appears to suggest that practical considerations will often militate for a relatively simple system, whereas theoretical discussions have often argued for more complex systems. In particular, experience suggests that, although variable premiums are desirable in theory, in practice they are infeasible. /// Cette étude, fondée sur une enquête portant sur les systèmes en vigueur dans 12 pays, fait l'historique de l'assurance des dépôts bancaires et en expose les principes de base. L'auteur examine ensuite les coûts liés à ce type d'assurance, puis aborde les problèmes techniques posés par la mise au point d'un système optimal d'assurance des dépôts bancaires qui tienne compte des caractéristiques et des objectifs propres à un pays particulier. Dans l'ensemble, il ressort de l'étude que des considérations d'ordre pratique sont souvent avancées en faveur d'un système relativement simple, alors que, sur le plan théorique, des systèmes plus complexes ont fréquemment été préconisés. En particulier, l'expérience montre que les primes variables, souhaitables en théorie, ne sont pas applicables dans la pratique. /// En este trabajo se examina la evolución histórica del seguro de depósitos y su fundamento, basándose en un examen del sistema de 12 países. Se examinan luego los costos del seguro de depósitos y a continuación se presentan los problemas técnicos implícitos en un sistema óptimo de seguro de depósitos que refleje las características y objetivos peculiares de un país determinado. En general, este estudio parece indicar que las consideraciones prácticas a menudo se inclinarán a favor de un sistema relativamente sencillo, mientras que las discusiones teóricas han solido argumentar a favor de sistemas más complejos. En especial, la experiencia aconseja que, aunque en teoría sean convenientes las primas variables, en la práctica esta modalidad no es viable.

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  • Ian S. McCarthy, 1980. "Deposit Insurance: Theory and Practice (L'assurance des dépôts bancaires: théorie et pratique) (Seguro de depósitos: Teoría y práctica)," IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 27(3), pages 578-600, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:imfstp:v:27:y:1980:i:3:p:578-600
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    1. Ryuzo Sato & Rama V. Ramachandran & Bohyong Kang, 1990. "Risk Adjusted Deposit Insurance for Japanese Banks," NBER Working Papers 3314, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Snowden, P. Nicholas, 1997. "The IMF and the emerging markets: A reappraisal of the central banking model," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 25(11), pages 1937-1948, November.

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