Assessing Financial Vulnerability: An Early Warning System for Emerging Markets

by Morris Goldstein and Carmen M. Reinhart

Book Overview

The European currency crises of 1992-93, the Mexican crisis of 1994-95, and especially the Asian/global crisis of 1997-98, have all contributed to a heightened interest in the early warning signals of financial crises. This pathbreaking study presents a comprehensive battery of empirical tests on the performance of alternative early warning indicators for emerging-market economies that should prove useful in the construction of a more effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881322377
• ISBN13: 9780881322378
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher