## Debt-Related Vulnerabilities and Financial Crises

_Occasional Papers, October 24, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Brad Setser, Ioannis Halikias, Alexander Pitt, Christoph B. Rosenberg, Brett E. House, Jens Nystedt, Christian Keller
- Published: October 24, 2005
- Series: Occasional Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589064256.084

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### Overview and Purpose
- The analysis of currency and maturity mismatches in sectoral balance sheets has increasingly become a regular element in the IMF’s tool kit for surveillance in emerging market countries.
- This paper describes the balance sheet approach and shows how it can be applied to detect vulnerabilities and shape policy advice.
- It provides a broad-brushed overview of how balance sheet vulnerabilities have evolved over the past decade and cites a number of case studies.

### Authors and Publication
- By Brad Setser, Ioannis Halikias, Alexander Pitt, Christoph B. Rosenberg, Brett E. House, Jens Nystedt, Christian Keller
- October 24, 2005
- Series: Occasional Paper No. 2005/008
- Issue: 008
- Volume: 2005
- Pages: 58

### Key Themes and Concepts
- Balance sheet approach: analysis of currency and maturity mismatches in sectoral balance sheets.
- Application: detection of vulnerabilities and shaping of policy advice in emerging market surveillance.
- Scope: overview of evolution of balance sheet vulnerabilities over the past decade and multiple case studies.

### Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subjects: Commercial banks, Currencies, External debt, Financial institutions, Financial statements, Money, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Public sector
- Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, balance sheet crisis, balance sheet data, balance sheet indicator, balance sheet mismatch, Central and Eastern Europe, Commercial banks, Currencies, debt, dollar, East Asia, Financial statements, foreign currency, Middle East, OP, sectoral balance sheet mismatch, sectoral balance sheet relationship

### Publication Identifiers and Access
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589064256.084
- ISBN: 9781589064256
- ISSN: 0251-6365
- Stock No: S240EA

*From: Debt-Related Vulnerabilities and Financial Crises, Occasional Paper No. 2005/008 (International Monetary Fund), October 24, 2005.*

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