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Managing new‐style currency crises: the swan diagram approach revisited
Author(s) -
Rajan Ramkishen S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.1341
Subject(s) - currency , economics , style (visual arts) , capital (architecture) , balance sheet , currency crisis , emerging markets , monetary economics , balance (ability) , international economics , economy , macroeconomics , finance , history , archaeology , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation
The new‐style currency crises that have afflicted a number of developing and emerging economies of late are characterised by sudden stops in capital inflows and adverse balance sheet effects. Given the potential high costs of these crises, there remains an ongoing debate on how they might best be managed when they do arise. This paper argues that the age‐old Swan diagram, appropriately modified, is able to provide useful insights into how a country might manage a new‐style crisis via a combination of adjustment (which involves expenditure switching and reducing polices) and financing. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.