The International Lender of Last Resort
The International Lender of Last Resort
How Large Is Large Enough?
This chapter examines whether an international lender of last resort (ILOLR) would be a useful addition to the international financial architecture. It analyzes whether an ILOLR can function effectively as a fund with limited and predetermined resources using a model of an emerging economy vulnerable to international liquidity crises. The findings reveal that required size of the ILOLR depends on how its resources are used by the domestic authorities. This chapter explains that if the LOLR backs a guarantee of the foreign currency liabilities of domestic banks, its resources do not need to be larger than the liquidity gap in the domestic banking sector.
Keywords: ILOLR, international financial architecture, emerging economy, liquidity crises, domestic banks, liquidity gap
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