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Why Do Central Banks Go Weak?

Determinants of central banks' profitability are studied using a statistical analysis of their balance sheets, country characteristics, and the macroeconomic and institutional environments in which they operate. Central banks at both tails of the distribution of profits generally operate in poo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oulidi, Nada
Other Authors: Ize, Alain
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2009
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Depository Institutions
Public Administration
Income
Banks
Banks And Banking
Financial Statements
Personal Income
Micro Finance Institutions
Mortgages
Personal Income, Wealth, And Their Distributions
Accounting
Central Bank Balance Sheet
Finance, Public; Accounting
Public Sector Accounting And Audits
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects Of Public Finance, And General Outlook: General
Banking
Financial Reporting, Financial Statements
Central Banks And Their Policies
Bank Deposits
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Determinants of central banks' profitability are studied using a statistical analysis of their balance sheets, country characteristics, and the macroeconomic and institutional environments in which they operate. Central banks at both tails of the distribution of profits generally operate in poorer countries with more troubled macroeconomic and institutional environments. For these central banks, profitability is strongly influenced by fiscal dominance and, to a lesser extent, by how actively central banks used their balance sheet for monetary policy purposes
Physical Description:19 pages
ISBN:9781451871609

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