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We develop a sovereign debt model with offcial and private creditors where default risk depends on both the level and the composition of liabilities. Higher exposure to offcial lenders improves incentives to repay but carries extra costs, such as reduced ex-post flexibility. The model implies that official lending to sovereigns takes place in times of debt distress; carries a favorable rate; and can displace private funding even under pari passu provisions. Moreover, in the presence of long-term debt overhang, the availability of offcial funds increases the probability of default on existing debt, although default does not trigger exclusion from private credit markets. These findings help shed light on joint default and debt composition choices of the type observed during the recent sovereign debt crisis in Europe.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 13.05

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Lending and Debt Problems ; National Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
• Subject: Sovereign debt ; Official lending ; Default ; Enforcement ; Öffentliche Schulden ; Kreditrisiko ; Glaubwürdigkeit ; Kreditgeschäft ; Schuldenkrise ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dellas, Harris ; Niepelt, Dirk
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Swiss National Bank, Study Center Gerzensee
• (where): Gerzensee
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/128078
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET