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Debt Relief, Investment and Growth

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Johansson, Pernilla () (Department of Economics, Lund University)
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The donor community provided around $400 billion in debt relief to developing countries between 1989 and 2004. This paper empirically assesses the impact of debt relief on growth and investment by examining two potential mechanisms. The resource mechanism refers to the resources made available from reduced debt service payments whereas the incentive mechanism takes into account the incentive effects of a reduced debt stock. Based on a sample of 61 developing countries between 1989 and 2004, this study shows that debt relief did not affect growth directly or through capital investment.

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Paper provided by Lund University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 2008:11.

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Date of creation: 07 Aug 2008
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Keywords: Debt relief; growth; investment; developing countries; HIPC;

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F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
O11 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O16 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment

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