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An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Total Debt on the Economic Growth of Sri Lanka

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  • R.D. Asanka Maithreerathna
  • P. Chamika Mummullage
  • Athula Naranpanawa
  • Chandika Gunasinghe

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  • R.D. Asanka Maithreerathna & P. Chamika Mummullage & Athula Naranpanawa & Chandika Gunasinghe, 2019. "An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Total Debt on the Economic Growth of Sri Lanka," Discussion Papers in Economics economics:201903, Griffith University, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
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    Keywords

    Public debt; Domestic debt; External debt; Economic growth; Sri Lanka;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • C54 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Quantitative Policy Modeling
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems

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