Optimal reserve management and sovereign debt

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-36

  Alfaro, Laura ^a,b   Kanczuk, Fabio ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Default; Foreign reserves; Sovereign debt; Sudden stops; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEBT CRISIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTEREST RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; STOCK MARKET; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 57849083409     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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