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Central Bank Vulnerability and the Credibility of Commitments: A Value-at-Risk Approach to Currency Crises

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  • Miss Liliana B Schumacher
  • Mr. Mario I. Bléjer

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A loss of solvency increases central bank vulnerability, reducing the credibility of commitments to defend a nominal regime, including an exchange rate peg. This paper develops a methodology to assess central bank solvency and exposure to risk. The measure, based on Value-at-Risk, is frequently used to evaluate commercial risk. The paper emphasizes that the ability to sustain nominal commitments cannot be gauged by focusing only on selected accounts (such as reserves), but requires a comprehensive solvency and vulnerability analysis of the monetary authorities’ complete portfolio (including off-balance-sheet operations). The suggested measure has powerful reporting value and its disclosure could improve monitoring of sovereign solvency risk.

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  • Miss Liliana B Schumacher & Mr. Mario I. Bléjer, 1998. "Central Bank Vulnerability and the Credibility of Commitments: A Value-at-Risk Approach to Currency Crises," IMF Working Papers 1998/065, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:1998/065
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