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The Long and the Short of Emerging Market Debt / Opazo, Luis
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications")- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Opazo, Luis
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bond.
- Debt Markets.
- Emerging economies.
- Emerging market.
- Emerging market debt.
- Emerging Markets.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Inflation.
- Inflation risk.
- Institutional investors.
- Instrument.
- Insurance.
- Insurance companies.
- Long-term debt.
- Long-term instruments.
- Maturity.
- Maturity mismatches.
- Maturity structure.
- Mutual Funds.
- Pension.
- Pension funds.
- Portfolios.
- Private Sector Development.
- Short-term assets.
- Local Subjects:
- Bond.
- Debt Markets.
- Emerging economies.
- Emerging market.
- Emerging market debt.
- Emerging Markets.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Inflation.
- Inflation risk.
- Institutional investors.
- Instrument.
- Insurance.
- Insurance companies.
- Long-term debt.
- Long-term instruments.
- Maturity.
- Maturity mismatches.
- Maturity structure.
- Mutual Funds.
- Pension.
- Pension funds.
- Portfolios.
- Private Sector Development.
- Short-term assets.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2009
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Emerging economies have tried to promote long-term debt because it reduces maturity mismatches and the probability of crises. This paper uses unique evidence from the leading case of Chile to study to what extent there is domestic demand for long-term instruments. The authors analyze monthly asset-level portfolios of Chilean institutional investors (mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies) and compare their maturity structure to that of US bond mutual funds. Despite being thought to invest long term, Chilean asset-management institutions (mutual and pension funds) hold large amounts of short-term assets relative to US mutual funds and Chilean insurance companies. Short-termism is not driven by lack of instrument availability or tactical behavior. Instead, it seems to be explained by the desire to minimize inflation risk and, more importantly, by manager incentives that tilt demand toward short-term instruments. Extending the maturity of emerging market debt may require reducing risk and reshaping investor incentives.
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