Public Debt Through the Ages /

We consider public debt from a long-term historical perspective, showing how the purposes for which governments borrow have evolved over time. Periods when debt-to-GDP ratios rose explosively as a result of wars, depressions and financial crises also have a long history. Many of these episodes resul...

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1. Verfasser: Eichengreen, Barry
Weitere Verfasser: ElGanainy, Asmaa, Esteves, Rui Pedro, Mitchener, Kris James
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/006
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF