Government Ponzi Games and Debt Dynamics Under Uncertainty /

We investigate the conditions for sustainability of debt roll-over schemes under uncertainty. In contrast with the requirements identified in recent research, we show that a necessary and sufficient condition for sustainability of such schemes is that the asymptotic interest rate on government debt...

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Autore principale: Bartolini, Leonardo
Altri autori: Cottarelli, Carlo
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/126
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF