Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/87887 
Year of Publication: 
1996
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 320
Publisher: 
Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist, Washington, DC
Abstract: 
This paper argues that the investor reluctance to make long-term commitments to Latin American financial markets results from experience. In the 1980s, while ex ante real interest rates on Latin American financial assets were usually high, ex-post real interest rates were often highly negative. In the 1990s, policymakers instituted stabilization programs and structural reforms that have improved the environment in which financial markets operate. Based on a review of experiences in the region, this paper shows that, when these opportunities are taken, investor confidence in long-term markets is strengthened.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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