Credit Booms and Macroeconomic Dynamics: Stylized Facts and Lessons for Low-Income Countries

By Marco Arena, Serpil Bouza, Era Dabla-Norris, . Kerstin Gerling, Lamin Njie

January 22, 2015

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Marco Arena, Serpil Bouza, Era Dabla-Norris, . Kerstin Gerling, and Lamin Njie. Credit Booms and Macroeconomic Dynamics: Stylized Facts and Lessons for Low-Income Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

Using a comprehensive database on bank credit, covering 135 developing countries over the period 1960–2011, we identify, document, and compare the macro-economic dynamics of credit booms across low- and middle-income countries. The results suggest that while the duration and magnitude of credit booms is similar across country groups, macro-economic dynamics differ somewhat in low-income countries. We further find that surges in capital inflows are associated with credit booms. Moreover, credit booms associated with banking crises exhibit distinct macroeconomic dynamics, while also reflecting a potentially large deviation of credit from country fundamentals. These results suggest that low-income countries should remain mindful of the inter-linkages between financial liberalization, increased cross-border banking activities, and rapid credit growth.

Subject: Balance of payments, Banking crises, Capital inflows, Credit, Credit booms, Financial crises, Monetary expansion, Monetary policy, Money

Keywords: Analysis of credit boom, Banking, Banking crises, Boom episode, Boom magnitude, Capital inflows, Characteristics of credit boom, Credit, Credit boom, Credit booms, Credit growth, Credit percapita, Credit-to-GDP, Emerging market economies, End of the credit boom, Global, Growth rate, Low-income countries, Macroeocnomic dynamics, Monetary expansion, Percentage of credit boom, Probability of a credit boom, Probability of credit boom episode, WP

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47
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Working Paper No. 2015/011
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WPIEA2015011
ISBN:

9781484356869
ISSN:

1018-5941

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