Guimaraes, Bernardo (2008) Optimal external debt and default. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper analyses whether sovereign default episodes can be seen as contingencies of optimal international lending contracts. The model considers a small open economy with capital accumulation and without commitment to repay debt. Taking first order approximations of Bellman equations, I derive analytical expressions for the equilibrium level of debt and the optimal debt contract. In this environment, debt relief generated by reasonable fluctuations in productivity is an order of magnitude below that generated by shocks to world interest rates. Debt relief prescribed by the model following the interest rate hikes of 1980-81 accounts for a substantial part of the debt forgiveness obtained by the main Latin American countries through the Brady agreements.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2008 The Author |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance |
| JEL classification: | F - International Economics > F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 20:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3604 |
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