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Optimal Sovereign Debt for an Overdebted Country

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  • Stefanos Tantos

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  • Basil Dalamagas & Stefanos Tantos, 2017. "Optimal Sovereign Debt for an Overdebted Country," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(2), pages 95-118, June.
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