The effect of International Monetary Fund programs on corporate default risk

This study evaluates the economic impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance programs through documenting the effect of such programs on corporate default risk in 20 countries over the 1995–2012 period. Using firm‐level expected default frequency metrics from Moody's KMV and an even...

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Published in:International journal of finance and economics 2023-01, Vol.28 (1), p.1156-1174
Main Author: Nguyen, Thanh Truc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
corporate default risk
Default
event study
financial and non‐financial institutions
IMF programs
propensity score matching
Risk exposure
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Summary:This study evaluates the economic impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance programs through documenting the effect of such programs on corporate default risk in 20 countries over the 1995–2012 period. Using firm‐level expected default frequency metrics from Moody's KMV and an event study style approach we show that IMF assistance is associated with an abnormal increase in corporate default risk in the 12 months prior to and subsequent to announcements of IMF intervention. Our findings are robust to control for endogeneity and thus call into question, from a new perspective, the immediate and long term economic impact of IMF assistance programs.
ISSN:1076-9307
1099-1158
DOI:10.1002/ijfe.2468