A Delicate Equilibrium : Debt Relief and Default Penalties in an International Context.

Debt relief and penalties are discussed in connection with sovereign-country loans. We focus on conditions for the existence of penalties that are too low for ensuring Pareto efficiency, and show the possible time inconsistency of optimal debt contracts. A methodology for ascertaining debt relief im...

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Körperschaft: International Monetary Fund
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1989.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1989/010
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF