We also control for the size of rescue packages offered to various countries between July 1997 and October 1998. The total amount of funds pledged, in U.S. dollars, was $42.3 billion to Indonesia, $58.2 billion to Korea, $17.2 billion to Thailand, $22.6 billion to Russia, and $41.0 billion to Brazil (The World Bank, 1999, p. 91, Table 3.2).