The Economics of Sovereign Defaults
Economic Quarterly
Spring 2007
This article discusses the economics of sovereign defaults, summarizing lessons from existing work on this issue. In particular, the article describes the costs associated with a sovereign default episode, identifies circumstances that are likely to lead to a default, and discusses how understanding sovereign defaults may help to account for distinctive economic features of emerging economies.
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