The Liquidation of Government Debt /

High public debt often produces the drama of default and restructuring. But debt is also reduced through financial repression, a tax on bondholders and savers via negative or belowmarket real interest rates. After WWII, capital controls and regulatory restrictions created a captive audience for gove...

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Autor principal: Reinhart, Carmen
Otros Autores: Sbrancia, M. Belen
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/007
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF