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Authors: Mario Draghi
ISBN-13: 9781898128687, ISBN-10: 1898128685
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Centre for Economic Policy Research
Date Published: June 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Mario Draghi

Book Synopsis

The Geneva Reports on the World Economy series was launched by the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB) and CEPR in 1999. Each title focuses on an aspect of the reform of the international financial and economic systems and is written by a team of internationally-known macroeconomists. This year's report looks at transparency, risk management and international financial fragility.

Table of Contents

List of Conference Participants
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Boxes
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Executive Summary
1Risk and Transparency1
2Risk and (Lack of) Transparency in US Balance Sheets: the Economic Effects of the Accounting Treatment of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans5
3Balance Sheets and Financial Guarantees13
4Sovereign Spreads, Macroeconomic Volatility and Debt Maturity21
5Observations for the Correct Evaluation of a Country's Exposure to Risk and for the Design of Prudential Rules for Financial Institutions and their Shareholders27
6Managing Risk to Reduce Financial Fragility37
7Conclusions45
Discussion47
Bibliography69

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