Explicit deposit insurance has been spreading rapidly in recent years, even to countries with low levels of financial and institutional development. Economic th

Developing countries should first address weaknesses in their informational and supervisory environments before adopting explicit deposit insurance.Explicit dep

Explicit deposit insurance has been spreading rapidly in recent years, even to countries with low levels of financial and institutional development. Economic th

Explicit deposit insurance (DI) is widely held to be a crucial element of modern financial safety nets. This book draws on an original cross-country dataset on

This paper argues that an optimal deposit insurance scheme would allow the level of insurance coverage to be determined by the market. Based on this principle,