Abbas, S M Ali; Belhocine, Nazim; El-Ganainy, Asmaa; … - In: IMF Economic Review 59 (2011) 4, pp. 717-742
This paper introduces the first truly comprehensive database on gross government-debt-to-GDP ratios, covering nearly the entire IMF membership (178 countries) and spanning an exceptionally long time period (going back to 1880 for most advanced and some emerging economies). The paper then uses...