Debt Sustainability: A Global Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781009218481)

This study presents the facts, arguments and scenarios around public debt from a global perspective. Especially the largest economies feature record debt and fiscal risks, including from population ageing and financial imbalances. Given low interest rates, there is no imminent problem. But at some point, debt will have to come down. There are four possible scenarios how debt could come down. First, governments could economise and reform. Second, governments could default. Third, governments could erode the real value of debt via inflation and negative real interest rates. However, this scenario cannot continue forever. Policy errors can prompt a loss of confidence, destabilisation and crisis. This fourth scenario last included the largest economies in the 1970s. It would become a major global challenge if it were to happen again in today's interconnected world.

Author: Ludger Schuknecht
ISBN-10: 1009218484
ISBN-13: 9781009218481
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2022
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d