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The debt to wealth ratio vs the debt to GDP ratio as an indicator of financial stability

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  • Valeria De Bonis

    (Università Sapienza di Roma - Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici ed Economici)

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The application of the SGP fiscal criteria has evolved over time. This paper reviews the changing role of the debt benchmark in the light of Carlo Casarosa's analysis of the economic meaning of the public debt to GDP ratio.

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  • Valeria De Bonis, 2023. "The debt to wealth ratio vs the debt to GDP ratio as an indicator of financial stability," Public Finance Research Papers 57, Istituto di Economia e Finanza, DSGE, Sapienza University of Rome.
    • Handle: RePEc:gfe:pfrp00:00057
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    Keywords

    SGP fiscal criteria; debt to GDP ratio; wealth to GDP ratio; EU governance; Italy.;
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    JEL classification:

    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • F45 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Macroeconomic Issues of Monetary Unions

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