Liquidity Crises in Emerging Markets: Theory and Policy

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Roberto Chang

Rutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway - Faculty of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick/Piscataway - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Andrés Velasco

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: October 1999

Abstract

We build a model of financial sector illiquidity in an open economy. Illiquidity is defined as a situation in which a country's consolidated financial system has potential short-term obligations that exceed the amount of foreign currency available on short notice. We show that illiquidity is key in the generation of self-fulfilling bank and/or currency crises. We discuss the policy implications of the model and study issues associated with capital inflows and the maturity of external debt, the role of real exchange depreciation, options for financial regulation, fiscal policy, and exchange rate regimes.

Keywords: crises, financial systems, exchange rate systems, liquidity

JEL Classification: F3, E5, G2

Suggested Citation

Chang, Roberto and Velasco, Andrés, Liquidity Crises in Emerging Markets: Theory and Policy (October 1999). FRB Atlanta Working Paper Series No. 1999-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2491258 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2491258

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