A Positive Theory of Government Debt
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- Fernando Martin, 2009. "A Positive Theory of Government Debt," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 12(4), pages 608-631, October.
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Keywords
Government debt; time-consistency; Markov-perfect equilibrium.;JEL classification:
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy
- H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-PBE-2004-09-05 (Public Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2004-09-30 (Public Finance)
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