Hans-Werner Sinn plädiert für eine Begrenzung der Notfallkredite, die die EZB Griechenland gewährt, und für die Einführung eine Kapitalverkehrskontrolle durch die griechische Regierung.

In this paper, we present data on trends over time in government debt financing in Japan since 2010 with emphasis on the importance of foreign holders and speculate about the determinants of those trends. We find that Japanese government securities were held primarily by domestic holders until...

The duration and volume of foreign indebting bear an important issue for every economy no matter how developed it is. Foreign indebting, which is applied when domestic savings can not meet the planned investments, causes different results based on the economic structures and the way that they...

The duration and volume of foreign indebting bear an important issue for every economy no matter how developed it is. Foreign indebting, which is applied when domestic savings can not meet the planned investments, causes different results based on the economic structures and the way that they...

The duration and volume of foreign indebting bear an important issue for every economy no matter how developed it is. Foreign indebting, which is applied when domestic savings can not meet the planned investments, causes different results based on the economic structures and the way that they...

This article analyses the factors behind the fall in the net income deficit. The decline in the net income deficit is a function both of a significant slowing in the rate of growth of Australia’s net foreign liabilities and a reduction in the average yield on net foreign liabilities. As a...

The reduction of Greek sovereign debt by €106 billion, agreed in the second bailout package of February 2012, is the largest in history. Nevertheless, immediately after publishing the key terms of the package, doubts arose whether it would achieve its goals: to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio to...

We study the effects of the adoption of collective action clauses (CACs) on government bond yields by exploiting secondary market data on sovereign bonds quoted in international markets from March 2007 to April 2011. CACs are assessed security by security. Using a panel data approach, we find a...

We study the effects of the adoption of collective action clauses (CACs) on government bond yields by exploiting secondary market data on sovereigns quoted in international markets from March 2007 to April 2011. CACs are assessed security by security. Using a panel data approach, we find a...

Following the financial crisis effects, the issue of debt sustainability became of global importance, even for international security reasons. In the EU, despite post-crisis fiscal austerity measures aimed at rebalancing the public finances, the debt-to-GDP ratio continued to deteriorate. At...