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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Huvudupphovsman: Reinhart, Carmen
Övriga upphovsmän: Sbrancia, M. Belen
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/007
Länkar:Full text available on IMF