Government Debt in Emerging Market Countries: A New Data Set
IMF Working Papers, April 1, 2006
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Anastasia Guscina, Olivier D Jeanne
- Published: April 1, 2006
- Series: IMF Working Papers
Data set description
- Coverage: 19 emerging market countries
- Time span: since 1980
- Focus of the data set:
- Structure of debt in terms of jurisdiction of insurance
- Maturity
- Currency composition
- Indexation
Key findings and stylized facts
- The paper presents stylized facts on debt structures across the sample of 19 emerging market countries.
- There is substantial crosscountry variation in the structure of domestic debt.
- The structure of domestic debt is found to be associated with countries' record of monetary stability.
- The paper provides preliminary evidence on determinants of debt structures.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Currencies, Domestic debt, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Inflation, Public debt
- Keywords: debt, debt structures, DLTF, DLTF debt, fixed interest rate, share, WP
Access and distribution notes
- The Working Paper contains research in progress; it "should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF."
- The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy.
Source: Government Debt in Emerging Market Countries: A New Data Set (IMF Working Papers, 2006/098).