IMF Conditionality as a Screening Device
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9704847 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia Marchesi (0000-0003-0748-7176, University of Warwick), Jonathan P Thomas (0009-0008-3798-7319, University of Warwick) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 454 |
| Pages | 111-125 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0297.00420 |
| OpenAlex | W2121990602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 5 |
A theoretical model is developed in which both buybacks and the adoption of an IMF programme can be used as screening devices which enable a creditor to discriminate between debtor countries which are willing to use debt relief in order to invest and repay and countries which are not. Asymmetric information is assumed. This problem can be solved if the country has sufficient resources to engage in a debt buyback and so gain the debt relief. When the country is credit constrained, an alternative screening mechanism is to undertake an IMF programme in return for debt reduction and possibly an IMF loan
Business · Conditionality · Creditor · Debt · Debt overhang · Debtor · Economics · External debt · Financial system · International economics · Loan · Monetary economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Finance · Global Financial Crisis and Policies · International Development and Aid
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 0,91 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |