straight about what really caused the crisis. It didn't happen because banks are too big to fail--our addiction to private debt … is to blame. Between Debt and the Devil challenges the belief that we need credit growth to fuel economic growth, and … that rising debt is okay as long as inflation remains low. In fact, most credit is not needed for economic growth--but it …

We examine the differential impact of portfolio debt, portfolio equity, and FDI inflows on 37 manufacturing industries … cross-sectional regressions of manufacturing industries' growth rates covering 17 years. Net portfolio debt inflows are … negatively associated with growth during the mid 1990s. The magnitudes of the negative effect of surges in portfolio debt inflows …

We examine the differential impact of portfolio debt, portfolio equity, and FDI inflows on 37 manufacturing industries … cross-sectional regressions of manufacturing industries' growth rates covering 17 years. Net portfolio debt inflows are … negatively associated with growth during the mid 1990s. The magnitudes of the negative effect of surges in portfolio debt inflows …

Government guarantees of private debt deplete equity. The depletion is greatest during periods when the probability of … debt up to the limit the government permits. Declines in asset values raise debt in relation to asset values and thus … asset values to market. Less widely recognized is that guaranteed debt creates an incentive to pay equity out to owners …

Government guarantees of private debt deplete equity. The depletion is greatest during periods when the probability of … debt up to the limit the government permits. Declines in asset values raise debt in relation to asset values and thus … asset values to market. Less widely recognized is that guaranteed debt creates an incentive to pay equity out to owners …

In this paper we build a theoretical model of a firm repurchasing its corporate debt. We find that firm creditors as a … group sell debt to the firm only at face value. However, because of the cross-creditor externalities buying back debt is … cheaper and easier when there are many creditors, e.g., when debt is traded on the open market. We further show that …

currency depreciations. The increase in investments has been financed mainly via debt issues. The evidence provided here …