Boosting Fiscal Space : The Roles of GDP-Linked Debt and Longer Maturities /

Noting that the aftermath of the global financial crisis has left many advanced economies with very high sovereign debt ratios and some emerging markets with high debt, this report considers whether there are ways to expand fiscal space that do not involve countries paying down debt or promising to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ostry, Jonathan
Other Authors: Kim, Jun
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2018/004
Online Access:Full text available on IMF