International Monetary Fund Resources and Contagion Mechanisms: A Hypothesis

Francesca Viani

Rivista di Politica Economica, 2005, vol. 95, issue 6, 69-103

Abstract: This paper examines analytically the possibility that, due to the limitedness of its resources, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could spread financial crises rather than preventing them, thus developing into a contagion channel. The model we build, based on the most recent global-games literature, allows us to show that this risk is sensible from a theoretical point of view. We conclude that the IMF, when planning its interventions, should take into account this kind of contagion it contributes in creating. Some policy implications are derived.

JEL-codes: F33 F34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.rivistapoliticaeconomica.it/2005/nov-dic/Viani_eng.pdf

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:rpo:ripoec:v:95:y:2005:i:6:p:69-103

Access Statistics for this article

Rivista di Politica Economica is currently edited by Gustavo Piga

More articles in Rivista di Politica Economica from SIPI Spa
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sabrina Marino (s.marino@confindustria.it).