Ireland’s 2010 EU/IMF intervention: Costs and benefits |
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Institution: | 1. HEC Montréal, 3000 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal Québec H3T 2A7, Canada;2. Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boulevard de l''Université, Sherbrooke Québec J1K 2R1, Canada |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the costs and benefits of the EU/IMF rescue package for Ireland, on November 29, 2010. We analyze the costs of the intervention and the subsequent increase in value of debt and/or equity issued by Irish banks, the Irish government, and European banks with substantial holdings of Irish debt. The total initial value increase around the announcement amounts to €5.59bln at a realized taxpayers’ cost of €4.23bln. While the value increase depends on somewhat generous assumptions, it further increases by €2.8bln up to Ireland’s exit in December 2013. About €3.1bln of the value created indirectly supports the European banking sector, indicating that substantial benefits arise from systemic risk containment. |
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Keywords: | Bailout Financial stability European debt crisis Event study |
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