Starting point of this book is the observation that an increase in public debt must be accompanied by a rise in the primary surplus of the government to guarantee sustainability of public debt. The book first elaborates on that principle from a theoretical point of view and then tests whether empirical evidence for that rule can be found. Additional tests are implemented to gain further evidence on sustainability of public debt. In order to allow for time varying coefficients penalized spline estimations are performed. The theoretical chapters present endogenous growth models and assume that...
Starting point of this book is the observation that an increase in public debt must be accompanied by a rise in the primary surplus of the government ...
This book demonstrates how public debt shows feedback effects affecting economic growth and welfare. It gives insights into the sustainability of public debt in developed and developing countries.
This book demonstrates how public debt shows feedback effects affecting economic growth and welfare. It gives insights into the sustainability of publ...