Structuring and Restructuring Sovereign Debt : The Role of a Bankruptcy Regime /

In an environment characterized by weak contractual enforcement, sovereign lenders can enhance the likelihood of repayment by making their claims more difficult to restructure ex post. We show however, that competition for repayment among lenders may result in a sovereign debt that is excessively di...

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Autore principale: Bolton, Patrick
Altri autori: Jeanne, Olivier
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/192
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF