Sovereign insurance and program design : what is optimal for the sovereign? /

The design of the optimal sovereign insurance contract is analyzed when: the sovereign chooses the contract; effort is not contractible; shocks are of uncertain magnitude; the sovereign can save; and the sovereign can default. Under these conditions: i) an ex ante premium leads to higher coverage; i...

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Main Author: Messmacher, Miguel (Author)
Corporate Authors: International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute, 2006
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/06/64.
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