Arbeitspapier
Do countries default in bad times? The role of alternative detrending techniques
Quantitative models of sovereign debt predict that countries should default during deep recessions. However, empirical research on sovereign debt has found a surprisingly large share of "good times" defaults (i.e., defaults that happen when GDP is above trend). Existing evidence also indicates that, on average, defaults happen when output is close to potential. This paper reassesses the empirical evidence and shows that the detrending technique proposed by Hamilton (2018) yields results that are closer to the predictions of standard quantitative models of sovereign debt.
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Englisch
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Series: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Working Paper ; No. HEIDWP06-2022
International Lending and Debt Problems
Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
National Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
Default
Business Cycles
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Panizza, Ugo
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Entstanden
- 2022