IMF Lending and Banking Crises

Author/Editor:

Luca Papi ; Andrea F Presbitero ; Alberto Zazzaro

Publication Date:

January 26, 2015

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper looks at the effects of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending programs on banking crises in a large sample of developing countries, over the period 1970-2010. The endogeneity of the IMF intervention is addressed by adopting an instrumental variable strategy and a propensity score matching estimator. Controlling for the standard determinants of banking crises, our results indicate that countries participating in IMF-supported lending programs are significantly less likely to experience a future banking crisis than nonborrowing countries. We also provide evidence suggesting that compliance with conditionality and loan size matter.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2015/019

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

January 26, 2015

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484308691/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2015019

Pages:

56

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