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Unstable government debt dynamics can typically be corrected by various fiscal instruments, like appropriate adjustments in government spending, public transfers, or taxes. This paper investigates properties of state-contingent debt targeting rules which link stabilizing budgetary adjustments...
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This paper is linked to two debates on fiscal policies: first, the implications of low interest-growth differentials for debt sustainability and, second, the reform of the EU fiscal governance framework. In both debates the choice of government debt anchor and the speed of adjustment take centre...
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This study analyses the choice of government debt managers in the euro area between issuing short‐term or long‐term debt over the period 1992‐2017. Debt managers increased short‐term debt issuance in response to higher interest rate spreads and to rising government debt, notably in...
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For centuries, defaulting governments were immune from legal action by foreign creditors. This paper shows that this is no longer the case. Building a dataset covering four decades, we find that creditor lawsuits have become an increasingly common feature of sovereign debt markets. The legal...
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The paper studies the central bank collateral framework and its impact on banks’ liquidity under an adverse stress test … significantly after the initial shock. We find evidence of a threshold in the benefits of expanding the collateral framework and … institutions can rely on the collateral framework channel …
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increased delays in public payments can affect private sector liquidity and profits and hence ultimately economic growth. We …
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purchases supported higher maturities at issuance. The former indicates a behaviour of “locking in low rates for longer”, while …
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This paper highlights the importance of debt-related fiscal rules and derives growth-maximizing public debt ratios from a simple theoretical model. On the basis of evidence on the productivity of public capital, we estimate public debt targets that governments should try to maintain if they wish...
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This study develops a novel agent-based model of the interbank market with endogenous credit risk formation mechanisms …
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sample period. Main refinancing operations with the open market are associated with active liquidity re-allocation, little …
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