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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Laffer Curve"”.
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Investigating threshold effects of public debt on economic growth for Zambia (1980 - 2015).
Debt overhang theory suggests that debt has a Laffer curve type of relationship with economic growth. This implies that there is a threshold value of debt, beyond which, debt accumulation will negatively affect economic growth. This paper sought to contribute to existing literature by investigating …
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Investigating threshold effects of public debt on economic growth for Zambia (1980 - 2015).
Debt overhang theory suggests that debt has a Laffer curve type of relationship with economic growth. This implies that there is a threshold value of debt, beyond which, debt accumulation will negatively affect economic growth. This paper sought to contribute to existing literature by investigating …
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An evaluation of the international debt crisis: The case of Mexico, 1973-1989
… have focussed on the existence of a ""Debt Laffer Curve"" in these countries and the need for debt reduction in order to alleviate their debt servicing difficulties. In addition, the diversity of commercial bank creditors of the heavily indebted countries and differences in their motivations …
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Monetary policy and seigniorage in Brazil: Open access and the role of state banks
… likely the economy is on the wrong side of the Laffer curve. It is shown that these factors were present and increasingly important during the period 1987-1994 when Brazilian inflation was increasing rapidly. An important implication of this thesis is that whenever states in a federation face …
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Essays in Macroeconomics of Emerging Markets
… and the size of the informal sector through a Laffer curve. The model implies that lowering tax rates would not necessarily reduce the size of the informal sector since there is a trade-off with the capability of law enforcement.</p> <p>Chapter 2. New shocks across countries: An empirical …
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Essays on Sovereign Debt Crisis
This thesis consists of three chapters that aim to develop economic models to explain sovereign debt crises. Chapter 2 provides the dynamic general equilibrium model of endogenous sovereign default, incorporating financial intermediaries. By a government's decision to default, government bonds …
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Essays on Sovereign Debt Crisis
This thesis consists of three chapters that aim to develop economic models to explain sovereign debt crises. Chapter 2 provides the dynamic general equilibrium model of endogenous sovereign default, incorporating financial intermediaries. By a government's decision to default, government bonds …
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Public debt in sub-Saharan African countries: determinants and economic effects
… public debt and growth, and show that the Debt Laffer curve applies to SSA countries. Furthermore, the results confirm the generally low debt-carrying capacity of SSA countries. A key policy implication of the study is the need for SSA countries to acknowledge their limited capacity to sustain …