landscape, the mounting risk of debt distress and the economic and environmental vulnerabilities as a Small Island Developing …

interest rates and low inflation, and when ensuing prolonged and subdued growth undermines potential growth via labour … of economic slack and its impact on inflation, crisis-related hit to potential output and neutral interest rates. However …

test to pin down debt thresholds endogenously. We show that the nonlinear relation from debt to growth is not very robust …. Taken with a pinch of salt, our results suggest, however, that a negative association between debt and growth may set in at … debt levels as low as 20% of GDP. Further (and greater) thresholds may exist but their magnitude is highly uncertain. For …

productivity could be boosted via rendering the tax system more growth friendly, reducing product market regulation (including …

debt on economic growth. Reinhart and Rogoff (2010) were the first to point out that a public debt-to-GDP ratio higher than … some evidence in favour of a negative nonlinear relationship between debt and growth. But these results are very sensitive …, the negative nonlinear effect kicks in at much lower levels of public debt (between 20% and 60% of GDP). These results …

particular, the interplay between government debt and private leverage is attracting increasing attention in the current context …

, in particular the high level of public debt and low potential growth. The government has rightly aimed to halt the rise … in the public debt-to-GDP ratio and put it on a downward path. This could be achieved with either a balanced government …, it would be rewarded by faster debt reduction and lower risk of renewed financial-market reactions. In any case, the …

government debt that is in line with the specified path. These guarantees are, fourth, paid for by a percentage fee. Fifth, non …

regulation and frameworks to deal with debt overhangs and maintain public debt at prudent levels, can help economies withstand …Debt levels have surged since the mid-1990s and have reached historic highs across the OECD. High debt levels can … create vulnerabilities, which amplify and transmit macroeconomic and asset price shocks. Furthermore, high debt levels hinder …