A Model of Sovereign Debt in Democracies /

This paper develops and empirically tests a political economy model of sovereign debt. The main incentive for repaying sovereign debt is to maintain access to international capital markets. However, in a democracy, one generation may choose default regardless of its consequences for future generatio...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Alichi, Ali
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/152
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF