The Choice Between External and Domestic Debt in Financing Budget Deficits : The Case of Central and West African Countries /

The paper reviews the principles and practical considerations involved in the choice between foreign and domestic financing of fiscal deficits, and derives a series of recommendations broadly applicable to Central and West African countries. The paper develops a simple analytical framework and shows...

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Autor principal: Beaugrand, Philippe
Altres autors: Loko, Boileau, Mlachila, Montfort
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/079
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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