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Foreign debt and financial fragility in the perspective of the emerging countries

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  • Mario Tonveronachi

    (Università degli Studi di Siena, Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Siena (Italy))

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Following the financial fragility approach of H. Minsky and its later extension by J. Kregel, the paper addresses some basic aspects of the dynamics and management offoreign debt in the perspective of the emerging countries. Minsky's definitions of hedge, speculative and Ponzi positions are restated in order to define a country'sexternal fragility. How international asymmetries in the external financial fragilitymay influence global fragility is then discussed, leading to analyse the limits offinancial openness. Finally, the distinction between domestic and external financialfragility permits to look at how the dynamic interplay among the economic units, including the government and its policies, may influence both the distribution and the level of the two types of fragilities.

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  • Mario Tonveronachi, 2006. "Foreign debt and financial fragility in the perspective of the emerging countries," BNL Quarterly Review, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, vol. 59(236), pages 23-48.
    • Handle: RePEc:psl:bnlaqr:2006:12
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    Debt; Foreign Debt;

    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems

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