Central bank credit to the government : what can we learn from international practices? /
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Imprint: | [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (43 pages) : color charts |
Language: | English |
Series: | IMF working paper ; WP/12/16 IMF working paper ; WP/12/16. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12499959 |
Summary: | Using a central bank legislation database, this paper documents and analyzes worldwide institutional arrangements for central bank lending to the government and identifies international practices. Key findings are: (i) in most advanced countries, central banks do not finance government expenditure; (ii) in a large number of emerging and developing countries, short-term financing is allowed in order to smooth out tax revenue fluctuations; (iii) in most countries, the terms and conditions of these loans are typically established by law, such that the amount is capped at a small proportion of annual government revenues, loans are priced at market interest rates, and their maturity falls within the same fiscal year; and (iv) in the vast majority of countries, financing other areas of the state, such as provincial governments and public enterprises, is not allowed. The paper does not address central banks' financial support during financial crises. |
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Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed January 19, 2012). "January 2012." |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (43 pages) : color charts |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 43). |
ISBN: | 1463953453 9781463953454 9781463957391 1463957394 |