Policy Instruments to Lean Against the Wind in Latin America

Author/Editor:

G. Terrier ; Rodrigo O. Valdes ; Camilo E Tovar Mora ; Jorge A Chan-Lau ; Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos ; Mercedes Garcia-Escribano ; Carlos I. Medeiros ; Man-Keung Tang ; Mercedes Vera Martin ; W. Christopher Walker

Publication Date:

July 1, 2011

Electronic Access:

Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary:

This paper reviews policy tools that have been used and/or are available for policy makers in the region to lean against the wind and review relevant country experiences using them. The instruments examined include: (i) capital requirements, dynamic provisioning, and leverage ratios; (ii) liquidity requirements; (iii) debt-to-income ratios; (iv) loan-to-value ratios; (v) reserve requirements on bank liabilities (deposits and nondeposits); (vi) instruments to manage and limit systemic foreign exchange risk; and, finally, (vii) reserve requirements or taxes on capital inflows. Although the instruments analyzed are mainly microprudential in nature, appropriately calibrated over the financial cycle they may serve for macroprudential purposes.

Series:

Working Paper No. 11/159

Subject:

Banking sector Capital controls Capital flows Capital requirements Central banks and their policies Cross country analysis Fiscal policy Foreign exchange Latin America Monetary policy Reserve requirements Risk management

English

Publication Date:

July 1, 2011

ISBN/ISSN:

9781455297726/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2011159

Format:

Paper

Pages:

113

Please address any questions about this title to publications@imf.org