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Public Debt: Its Relationship with Public Expenditure and Election Periods. An Approach to Latin America 1993-2018

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  • Edison Javier Jiménez López

    (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California)

  • Kathia Cristina Cruz Terrazas

    (Secretaría de Educación de Baja California)

Abstract

A significant increase in the amount of public debt in Latin America has been seen in recent years. Using the methodology of feasible generalized least squares for panel data, this article found that the public expenditure, the real exchange rate, the price index and imports are the main contributors to the accumulation of debt. Although it is possible to check that government expenditure is the biggest trigger, it also shows that periods of presidential elections were a significant factor in the formation of public debt in Latin American countries.

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  • Edison Javier Jiménez López & Kathia Cristina Cruz Terrazas, 2024. "Public Debt: Its Relationship with Public Expenditure and Election Periods. An Approach to Latin America 1993-2018," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 101, pages 173-201, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2024:i:101:p:173-201
    DOI: 10.17533/udea.le.n101a352256
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    JEL classification:

    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory

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