Sovereign Risk and Simple Debt Dynamics in Asia
Kool, Clemens, Ziesemer, Thomas, Haselmann, Rainer and Holle, Stephanie (2003). Sovereign Risk and Simple Debt Dynamics in Asia. UNU-MERIT Research Memoranda. UNU-MERIT.
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Sub-type Working paper Author Kool, Clemens
Ziesemer, Thomas
Haselmann, Rainer
Holle, StephanieTitle Sovereign Risk and Simple Debt Dynamics in Asia Series Title UNU-MERIT Research Memoranda Volume/Issue No. 2 Publication Date 2003 Publisher UNU-MERIT Language eng Abstract In this paper we develop a simple neoclassical growth model with perfect international capital mobility to analyze the international debt dynamics of developing countries in general and Korea, Malaysia and Thailand in particular. We show that three different regimes can be distinguished: a stable steady state debtor regime, a stable steady state creditor regime and an unstable regime. A switch from a stable debtor or a stable creditor position to an unstable creditor regime may be a sign of forthcoming trouble. We investigate this issue empirically for the three Asian countries in the run-up to the 1997 Asia crisis, using data over the period 1975-2000. Over the full sample, the evidence suggests that debt dynamics evolved according to the stable debtor case in each country. Using a rolling regression technique, we find that indeed occasional switches to the unstable regime occurred. More in particular, we demonstrate that all three countries investigated here were facing deteriorating domestic fundamentals ' reflected in potentially unstable debt dynamics ' prior to the breakout of the Asia crisis. As such, our approach appears to offer an interesting early warning indicator for financial (debt) crises. Copyright Year 2003 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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