How Does Public External Debt Affect Corporate Borrowing Costs In Emerging Markets? /

Using data on syndicated loan issuances by emerging market firms, we find that an increase in the external debt of emerging market governments significantly raises the borrowing costs of the domestic corporate sector. This finding suggests that a higher level of public external debt "crowds out...

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Autor principal: Celasun, Oya
Otros Autores: Agca, Senay
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/266
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF