We show that across developing countries, external debt to private creditors rises more than proportionately with income. We then develop a simple theoretical model consistent with this phenomenon and also consistent with the well-documented relationship between capital market development and...

We show that across developing countries, external debt to private creditors rises more than proportionately with income. We then develop a simple theoretical model consistent with this phenomenon and also consistent with the well-documented relationship between capital market development and...

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB, 1987, p. 12) has identified bond investors as a primary user group of government financial reports and is currently active in setting standards for pension accounting and reporting (GASB, 1986, 1988; lves, 1988). However, relatively little is known...