Measuring the impact of debt-financed public investment (English)

While debt-financed productive public investment raises a country’s debt ratios in the short run, it can also generate higher growth, revenues, and exports, leading over time to lower debt ratios. This paper develops a framework to assess whether countries meet the conditions for realizing the net benefits over the costs of public investment debt financing. While it is possible to achieve debt sustainability with an appropriate mix of concessional...

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Cavalcanti,Carlos B.;

Le,Tuan Minh;

Marrero,Gustavo Alberto;
Document Date
2014/02/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6766
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2014/02/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Measuring the impact of debt-financed public investment
Keywords
Poverty Reduction & Economic Management

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Cavalcanti,Carlos B.; Le,Tuan Minh; Marrero,Gustavo Alberto.

Measuring the impact of debt-financed public investment (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6766 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994171468337274152

Measuring the impact of debt-financed public investment (English)

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