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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Huvudupphovsman: Desgranges, Gabriel
Övriga upphovsmän: Rochon, Celine
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/168
Länkar:Full text available on IMF