Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This study begins from the premise that output and consumption are more volatile and prone to sharp contractions in developing than in high-income economies. This suggests that developing countries are somehow "underinsured" and may thus...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Financial Accountability Study
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
LLC
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9526944/country-insurance-reducing-systemic-vulnerabilities-latin-america-caribbean-latin-america-caribbean-region-country-insurance-reducing-systemic-vulnerabilities
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topic ACCESS TO INSURANCE
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
AGENCY PROBLEM
ASSET CLASS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSET POSITION
ASSET PRICES
ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANK ASSETS
BANKING SECTOR
BASIS POINTS
BOND
BOND ISSUE
BOND PRICES
BOND SPREADS
BONDHOLDERS
BORROWER
BORROWING COSTS
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL OUTFLOW
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOWS
CATASTROPHE BOND
CATASTROPHE BONDS
CENTRAL BANK
COLLATERAL
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT DEBT
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CORPORATE DEBT
COUNTRY RISK
COUPON
COUPONS
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RECORDS
CREDIT RISK
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
CURRENCY MISMATCH
CURRENCY MISMATCHES
CURRENCY RISK
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT CRISES
DEBT ISSUANCE
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT PAYMENTS
DEBT RATIOS
DEBT SERVICE
DEBTOR
DEBTOR COUNTRIES
DEBTORS
DEBTS
DEFAULTS
DERIVATIVE
DERIVATIVE MARKET
DERIVATIVE MARKETS
DERIVATIVES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISCOUNT RATE
DOLLAR DEBT
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FINANCIAL MARKETS
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING ECONOMY
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET BOND
EMERGING MARKETS
EXPORTERS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL DEBT
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONTAGION
FINANCIAL CONTRACTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SAVINGS
FINANCIAL SHOCK
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FISCAL POLICIES
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
GLOBAL BOND
GLOBAL BOND INDEX
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BOND YIELD
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT FINANCES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEDGES
HOLDING
HOLDINGS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME FLOW
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME SHOCKS
INDEXED BOND
INDEXED BONDS
INEFFICIENT MARKETS
INFLATION
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
ISSUANCE
LENDER
LENDER OF LAST RESORT
LEVY
LIABILITY COMPOSITION
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUID MARKET
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CRISES
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY RISK
LLC
LOAN
LOCAL CURRENCIES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET VALUE
MATURITY
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEGATIVE INCOME SHOCKS
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
OIL PRICES
OPEN ECONOMY
OUTPUT
OUTPUT LOSS
OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE
OUTSTANDING DEBT
PORTFOLIO
PRICE MOVEMENTS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE DEBT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE MARKETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUT OPTION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REPAYMENTS
REPO
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETURN
RISK AVERSION
RISK DIVERSIFICATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK POOLING
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK-TAKING CAPACITY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SECONDARY TRADING
SECURITIES
SHOCKS TO INCOME
SHORT MATURITIES
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SMALL COUNTRIES
SOLVENCY
SOVEREIGN DEBT
SOVEREIGN LIABILITIES
SOVEREIGN RISK
STOCKS
SWAP
SWAPS
TAX
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
TURNOVER
UNDERLYING ASSET
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INSURANCE
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
AGENCY PROBLEM
ASSET CLASS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSET POSITION
ASSET PRICES
ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANK ASSETS
BANKING SECTOR
BASIS POINTS
BOND
BOND ISSUE
BOND PRICES
BOND SPREADS
BONDHOLDERS
BORROWER
BORROWING COSTS
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL OUTFLOW
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOWS
CATASTROPHE BOND
CATASTROPHE BONDS
CENTRAL BANK
COLLATERAL
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT DEBT
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CORPORATE DEBT
COUNTRY RISK
COUPON
COUPONS
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RECORDS
CREDIT RISK
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
CURRENCY MISMATCH
CURRENCY MISMATCHES
CURRENCY RISK
DATA AVAILABILITY
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT CRISES
DEBT ISSUANCE
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT PAYMENTS
DEBT RATIOS
DEBT SERVICE
DEBTOR
DEBTOR COUNTRIES
DEBTORS
DEBTS
DEFAULTS
DERIVATIVE
DERIVATIVE MARKET
DERIVATIVE MARKETS
DERIVATIVES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISCOUNT RATE
DOLLAR DEBT
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC FINANCIAL MARKETS
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING ECONOMY
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET BOND
EMERGING MARKETS
EXPORTERS
EXPOSURE
EXTERNAL DEBT
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CONTAGION
FINANCIAL CONTRACTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SAVINGS
FINANCIAL SHOCK
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FISCAL POLICIES
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
GLOBAL BOND
GLOBAL BOND INDEX
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BOND YIELD
GOVERNMENT BONDS
GOVERNMENT FINANCES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEDGES
HOLDING
HOLDINGS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME FLOW
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME SHOCKS
INDEXED BOND
INDEXED BONDS
INEFFICIENT MARKETS
INFLATION
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INSURANCE PREMIUM
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INVESTING
ISSUANCE
LENDER
LENDER OF LAST RESORT
LEVY
LIABILITY COMPOSITION
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUID MARKET
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CRISES
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY RISK
LLC
LOAN
LOCAL CURRENCIES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET VALUE
MATURITY
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NEGATIVE INCOME SHOCKS
NEGATIVE SHOCK
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
OIL PRICES
OPEN ECONOMY
OUTPUT
OUTPUT LOSS
OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE
OUTSTANDING DEBT
PORTFOLIO
PRICE MOVEMENTS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE DEBT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE MARKETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUT OPTION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REPAYMENTS
REPO
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETURN
RISK AVERSION
RISK DIVERSIFICATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK POOLING
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK-TAKING CAPACITY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SECONDARY TRADING
SECURITIES
SHOCKS TO INCOME
SHORT MATURITIES
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SMALL COUNTRIES
SOLVENCY
SOVEREIGN DEBT
SOVEREIGN LIABILITIES
SOVEREIGN RISK
STOCKS
SWAP
SWAPS
TAX
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
TURNOVER
UNDERLYING ASSET
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
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Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
description This study begins from the premise that output and consumption are more volatile and prone to sharp contractions in developing than in high-income economies. This suggests that developing countries are somehow "underinsured" and may thus need to invest more in "country insurance" policies. To shed some light on this issue, the author begin by providing in the first chapter evidence of the excessive volatility faced by developing countries in general (and Latin American and Caribbean, LAC, countries in particular) and then discuss some of the welfare costs associated with such volatility. In second chapter, the author focus on the main trade-offs and on the strategic choices confronted by developing countries if they decide to increase their resilience to external shocks. Finally, in the third chapter, the author look at different policy options, focusing on how the international financial institutions (IFIs) in general and the World Bank in particular can help developing countries' reduce their vulnerability to external shocks. While excessive volatility in developing countries affects both government and the private sectors, this study limits its focus to the government sector. The private sector challenges will be addressed in future research.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Accountability Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort country insurance : reducing systemic vulnerabilities in latin america and the caribbean
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9526944/country-insurance-reducing-systemic-vulnerabilities-latin-america-caribbean-latin-america-caribbean-region-country-insurance-reducing-systemic-vulnerabilities
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8010
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spelling okr-10986-80102021-04-23T14:02:36Z Country Insurance : Reducing Systemic Vulnerabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean World Bank ACCESS TO INSURANCE ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGENCY PROBLEM ASSET CLASS ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET POSITION ASSET PRICES ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANK ASSETS BANKING SECTOR BASIS POINTS BOND BOND ISSUE BOND PRICES BOND SPREADS BONDHOLDERS BORROWER BORROWING COSTS BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL OUTFLOW CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CATASTROPHE BOND CATASTROPHE BONDS CENTRAL BANK COLLATERAL COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONTINGENT DEBT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CORPORATE DEBT COUNTRY RISK COUPON COUPONS CREDIBILITY CREDIT LINE CREDIT LINES CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATINGS CREDIT RECORDS CREDIT RISK CREDITWORTHINESS CURRENCY CURRENCY MISMATCH CURRENCY MISMATCHES CURRENCY RISK DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEBT CRISES DEBT ISSUANCE DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT PAYMENTS DEBT RATIOS DEBT SERVICE DEBTOR DEBTOR COUNTRIES DEBTORS DEBTS DEFAULTS DERIVATIVE DERIVATIVE MARKET DERIVATIVE MARKETS DERIVATIVES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCOUNT RATE DOLLAR DEBT DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC FINANCIAL MARKETS DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING ECONOMY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET BOND EMERGING MARKETS EXPORTERS EXPOSURE EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CONTAGION FINANCIAL CONTRACTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL INNOVATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SAVINGS FINANCIAL SHOCK FINANCIAL SHOCKS FISCAL POLICIES FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOREIGN CURRENCY GLOBAL BOND GLOBAL BOND INDEX GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT BOND YIELD GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT FINANCES GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEDGES HOLDING HOLDINGS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME FLOW INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME SHOCK INCOME SHOCKS INDEXED BOND INDEXED BONDS INEFFICIENT MARKETS INFLATION INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL CREDIT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL INTEREST INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTING ISSUANCE LENDER LENDER OF LAST RESORT LEVY LIABILITY COMPOSITION LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LIQUID ASSETS LIQUID MARKET LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CRISES LIQUIDITY CRISIS LIQUIDITY RISK LLC LOAN LOCAL CURRENCIES LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKETS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET VALUE MATURITY MONETARY FUND MORAL HAZARD MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE INCOME SHOCKS NEGATIVE SHOCK NEGATIVE SHOCKS OIL PRICES OPEN ECONOMY OUTPUT OUTPUT LOSS OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE OUTSTANDING DEBT PORTFOLIO PRICE MOVEMENTS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE DEBT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE MARKETS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SPENDING PUT OPTION REAL EXCHANGE RATE REPAYMENTS REPO RESERVE RESERVES RETURN RISK AVERSION RISK DIVERSIFICATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK POOLING RISK PREMIUMS RISK-TAKING CAPACITY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SECONDARY TRADING SECURITIES SHOCKS TO INCOME SHORT MATURITIES SHORT-TERM DEBT SMALL COUNTRIES SOLVENCY SOVEREIGN DEBT SOVEREIGN LIABILITIES SOVEREIGN RISK STOCKS SWAP SWAPS TAX TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TREASURY BILLS TURNOVER UNDERLYING ASSET WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS This study begins from the premise that output and consumption are more volatile and prone to sharp contractions in developing than in high-income economies. This suggests that developing countries are somehow "underinsured" and may thus need to invest more in "country insurance" policies. To shed some light on this issue, the author begin by providing in the first chapter evidence of the excessive volatility faced by developing countries in general (and Latin American and Caribbean, LAC, countries in particular) and then discuss some of the welfare costs associated with such volatility. In second chapter, the author focus on the main trade-offs and on the strategic choices confronted by developing countries if they decide to increase their resilience to external shocks. Finally, in the third chapter, the author look at different policy options, focusing on how the international financial institutions (IFIs) in general and the World Bank in particular can help developing countries' reduce their vulnerability to external shocks. While excessive volatility in developing countries affects both government and the private sectors, this study limits its focus to the government sector. The private sector challenges will be addressed in future research. 2012-06-14T15:36:24Z 2012-06-14T15:36:24Z 2008-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9526944/country-insurance-reducing-systemic-vulnerabilities-latin-america-caribbean-latin-america-caribbean-region-country-insurance-reducing-systemic-vulnerabilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8010 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Accountability Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean