New Perspectives on Sovereign Debt

October, Friday 28th | 11:15-13:15 hs

Invited Session IS17

Room 69

 
 

Organizing Institution:

 

International Monetary Fund

 

 

Chair:

 

Luis Catão, International Monetary Fund

 
 
 

 

Assessing New Perspectives on Country Risk

 

 

 

 

Presenter

Frank Packer, Bank for International Settlements

 

 

Author(s)

Claudio Borio, Bank for International Settlements

Frank Packer, Bank for International Settlements

 

 

Discussant

Carmen Reinhart, University of Maryland

 

 
 
 

 

Primary Surplus Behavior and Risks to Debt Sustainability in Emerging Markets: A 'Fan-Chart' Approach

 

 

 

 

Presenter

Oya Celasun, International Monetary Fund

 

 

Author(s)

Oya Celasun, International Monetary Fund

Xavier Debrun, International Monetary Fund

Jonathan Ostry, International Monetary Fund

 

 

Discussant

Laura Alfaro, Harvard Business School

 

 
 
 

 

Fiscal Solvency & Aggregate Uncertainty in Emerging Markets: The Tale of the Tormented Insurer

 

 

 

 

Presenter

Enrique Mendoza, University of Maryland and International Monetary Fund

 

 

Author(s)

Enrique Mendoza, University of Maryland and International Monetary Fund

Pedro Olviedo, Iowa University

 

 

Discussant

Daniel Cohen, Ecole Normale Supérieure and CEPREMAP, Paris

 

 
 
 

 

Sudden Stops and Sovereign Defaults

 

 

 

 

Presenter

Luis Catão, International Monetary Fund

 

 

Author(s)

Luis Catão, International Monetary Fund

 

 

Discussant

Richard Portes, London Business School and CEPR