IMF Working Papers

Creditless Recoveries

By Abdul d Abiad, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia, Grace B Li

March 1, 2011

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Abdul d Abiad, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia, and Grace B Li. Creditless Recoveries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2011) accessed December 26, 2024
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Summary

Recoveries that occur in the absence of credit growth are often dubbed miracles and named after mythical creatures. Yet these are not rare animals, and are not always miracles. About one out of five recoveries is "creditless", and average growth during these episodes is about a third lower than during "normal" recoveries. Aggregate and sectoral data suggest that impaired financial intermediation is the culprit. Creditless recoveries are more common after banking crises and credit booms. Furthermore, sectors more dependent on external finance grow relatively less and more financially dependent activities (such as investment) are curtailed more during creditless recoveries.

Subject: Banking crises, Credit, Credit booms, Financial crises, Production growth

Keywords: Banking crisis, Dummy variable, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    30

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2011/058

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2011058

  • ISBN:

    9781455221028

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941