Interest rate determination in Lebanon /

Interest rate determination in Lebanon /

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Author / Creator:	Poddar, Tushar, author.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (22 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	IMF working paper ; WP/06/94 IMF working paper ; WP/06/94.
Subject:	Interest rates -- Lebanon -- Econometric models. Country risk -- Lebanon -- Econometric models. Country risk -- Econometric models. Interest rates -- Econometric models. Lebanon.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12499706

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Summary:	This paper seeks to understand how interest rates are formed in Lebanon, by focusing on the pass-through from benchmark rates, prevailing liquidity conditions, and the main characteristics of the Lebanese economy, notably its open capital account, fixed exchange rate, high government borrowing requirement, large public debt, and high degree of deposit dollarization. We find that international interest rates are an important element in the determination of interest rates in Lebanon. In particular, the pass-through of global benchmark rates to interest rates on sovereign bonds is about 70 percent. The less-than-complete pass-through could be attributed to a home-bias effect reflecting a relatively stable and dedicated investor base. The study also shows that interest rates in Lebanon are affected by liquidity conditions as well as perceived sovereign risk.
Other form:	Print version: Interest rate determination in Lebanon. [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Middle East and Central Asia Dept., 2006

Table of Contents:

"Contents"; "I. INTRODUCTION"; "II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND"; "III. EMPIRICAL STRATEGY"; "IV. TRENDS IN INTEREST RATES"; "V. RESULTS"; "VI. DISCUSSION"; "VII. CONCLUSIONS"; "REFERENCES"