Optimal Maturity Structure of Sovereign Debt in Situation of Near Default /

We study the relationship between default and the maturity structure of the debt portfolio of a Sovereign, under uncertainty. The Sovereign faces a trade-off between a future costly default and a high current fiscal effort. This results into a debt crisis in case a large initial issuance of long ter...

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Autor principal: Desgranges, Gabriel
Otros Autores: Rochon, Celine
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/168
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF