Torsten Wezel

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Economist

700 19th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20431

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

Macroprudential Policy: What Instruments and How to Use Them? Lessons from Country Experiences

IMF Working Paper No. 11/238
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 08 Nov 2011
International Monetary Fund (IMF), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Bank of Italy, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Banks, Capital inflows, Credit risk, Cross country analysis, Developed countries, Emerging markets, Exchange rate regimes, Financial risk, Financial sector, Fiscal policy, Liquidity, Monetary policy

Dynamic Loan Loss Provisioning: Simulations on Effectiveness and Guide to Implementation

IMF Working Paper No. 12/110
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 09 Aug 2012
International Monetary Fund (IMF), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Bank of Italy
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Dynamic Provisioining, Procyclicality, Macroprudential Policy, Latin America, Bank Soundness, Banks, Capital, Credit Risk

Dynamic Loan Loss Provisioning: Simulations on Effectiveness and Guide to Implementation

International Monetary Fund Working Paper No. 12/110
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 May 2012
International Monetary Fund (IMF), ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research (AMRO) and Bank of Italy
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Dynamic Provisioning, procyclicality, macroprudential policy, Latin America

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Bank Efficiency Amid Foreign Entry: Evidence from the Central American Region

IMF Working Paper No. 10/95
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Apr 2010
Torsten Wezel
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Banks, Central America, Cross country analysis, Foreign direct investment, International banking, Productivity

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Dynamic Loan Loss Provisions in Uruguay: Properties, Shock Absorption Capacity and Simulations Using Alternative Formulas

IMF Working Paper No. 10/125
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 Jun 2010
Torsten Wezel
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Banks, Business cycles, Credit risk, Economic models, Latin America, Loans, Uruguay

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Assessing Liquidity Buffers in the Panamanian Banking Sector

IMF Working Paper No. 16/200
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Dec 2016
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Banking sector, Panama, Liquidity, External shocks, Stress testing, Bank liquidity, LCR, Liquidity stress tests

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The Financial Performance and Macrofinancial Implications of Large State-Owned Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa

IMF Working Paper No. 2022/056
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Apr 2022
Torsten Wezel and Naly Carvalho
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Firm Performance, State-Owned Enterprises, Sub-Saharan Africa, SOE debt stock sustainability, SOE debt sustainability, leverage Ratio, SOE performance, firms' profitability, Public enterprises, Debt sustainability, Liquidity management, Financial statements, Arrears, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Conceptual Issues in Calibrating the Basel Iii Countercyclical Capital Buffer

IMF Working Paper No. 19/86
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Jun 2019
Torsten Wezel
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Credit booms, Developing countries, Bank credit, Credit, Bank capital, Macroprudential Policy, Procyclicality, Basel III, CCB, RWA, buffer size, transition economy, regression

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Determinants of Zombie Banks in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

IMF Working Paper No. 2024/036
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Feb 2024
Hannah Sheldon, Torsten Wezel and Zhengwei Fu
Clark University, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Marymount University
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Banks, Capital Requirements, Financial Crises, summary statistics, zombie bank, zombie share, zombie status, equity ratio, Banking crises, Bank resolution, Credit, Asia and Pacific, Global, Europe, Africa