Staff Discussion Notes

Policies for Macrofinancial Stability: How to Deal with Credit Booms

By Bas B. Bakker, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia, Luc Laeven, Jerome Vandenbussche, Deniz O Igan, Hui Tong

June 7, 2012

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Bas B. Bakker, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia, Luc Laeven, Jerome Vandenbussche, Deniz O Igan, and Hui Tong. Policies for Macrofinancial Stability: How to Deal with Credit Booms, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed September 18, 2024

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Summary

This note explores the costs and benefits of different policy options to reduce the risks associated with credit booms, drawing upon several country experiences and the findings from econometric analysis.

Subject: Credit, Credit booms, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Financial sector policy and analysis, Loans, Macroprudential policy, Macroprudential policy instruments, Money

Keywords: Boom episode, Credit, Credit activity, Credit boom, Credit booms, Credit dynamics, Credit growth, Financial crisis, Financial stability, Global, Loans, Macroeconomic policy, Macroprudential policy, Macroprudential regulation, SDN

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    46

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  • Series:

    Staff Discussion Notes No. 2012/006

  • Stock No:

    SDNEA2012006

  • ISBN:

    9781475504743

  • ISSN:

    2617-6750