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Public Debt and External Debt Sustainability among BRICS Countries

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  • Magulsha George

    (Magulsha George is a Research Scholar, Madras School of Economics, India. E-mail: magulsha@mse.ac.in)

  • K. R. Shanmugam

    (K. R. Shanmugam (corresponding author) is Director and Professor, Madras School of Economics, India.)

Abstract

This study analyses an important policy issue pertaining to the public debt and external debt of BRICS nations from 1993 to 2020 using the Bohn framework and a penalised-spline estimation method. It also checks the robustness of the results using the ADF and co-integration tests. The results indicate that as the primary surplus reacts positively and significantly to public debt in China and South Africa, the debt is sustainable in these nations. In Brazil, India and Russia, the debt is not sustainable. The external debt policy is sustainable only in China and not in other BRICS nations. These results suggest the need for immediate policy interventions in Brazil, India and Russia to achieve sustainable levels of public debt and external debt. We hope that these results will be useful to policymakers and other stakeholders to take appropriate strategies to improve the public debt and external debt position of BRICS nations and to make them sustainable. JEL Codes: H63, C23, D72, E62, H72

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  • Magulsha George & K. R. Shanmugam, 2022. "Public Debt and External Debt Sustainability among BRICS Countries," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 16(3-4), pages 231-253, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:mareco:v:16:y:2022:i:3-4:p:231-253
    DOI: 10.1177/09738010231154772
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    Keywords

    Sustainable Debt; BRICS; Bohn Model; Penalised Spline;
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    JEL classification:

    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures

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