An Anatomy of Credit Booms: Evidence from Macro Aggregates and Micro Data.

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Author / Creator:Terrones, Marco, author.
Imprint:[Place of publication not identified] International Monetary Fund 2008.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12506986
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Varying Form of Title:Anatomy of Credit Booms: Evidence From Macro Aggregates and Micro Data, An
IMF Working Papers
An Anatomy of Credit Booms
Other authors / contributors:Mendoza, Enrique G, Contributor.
ISBN:1451915373
9781451915372
9781451870848
1451870841
Notes:English.
Summary:We study the characteristics of credit booms in emerging and industrial economies. Macro data show a systematic relationship between credit booms and economic expansions, rising asset prices, real appreciations and widening external deficits. Micro data show a strong association between credit booms and leverage ratios, firm values, and banking fragility. We also find that credit booms are larger in emerging economies, particularly in the nontradables sector; most emerging markets crises are associated with credit booms; and credit booms in emerging economies are often preceded by large capital inflows but not by financial reforms or productivity gains.