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  "title": "Government Debt in Emerging Market Countries: A New Data Set",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, April 1, 2006",
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  "summary": "This paper presents a new database on government debt in 19 emerging market countries since 1980. The data set focuses on the structure of debt in terms of jurisdiction of insurance, maturity, currency composition and indexation.",
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      "content": "- Coverage: 19 emerging market countries\n- Time span: since 1980\n- Focus of the data set:\n  - Structure of debt in terms of jurisdiction of insurance\n  - Maturity\n  - Currency composition\n  - Indexation"
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      "content": "- The paper presents stylized facts on debt structures across the sample of 19 emerging market countries.\n- There is substantial crosscountry variation in the structure of domestic debt.\n- The structure of domestic debt is found to be associated with countries' record of monetary stability.\n- The paper provides preliminary evidence on determinants of debt structures."
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Currencies, Domestic debt, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Inflation, Public debt\n- Keywords: debt, debt structures, DLTF, DLTF debt, fixed interest rate, share, WP"
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      "content": "- The Working Paper contains research in progress; it \"should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.\"\n- The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy.\n\nSource: Government Debt in Emerging Market Countries: A New Data Set (IMF Working Papers, 2006/098).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- wp0698\n  - wp0698 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - wp0698 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/government-debt-in-emerging-market-countries-a-new-data-set-18923"
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    "Authors: Anastasia Guscina, Olivier D Jeanne",
    "Published: April 1, 2006",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "Coverage: 19 emerging market countries",
    "Time span: since 1980",
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    "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.",
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    "The paper provides preliminary evidence on determinants of debt structures.",
    "Subject: Currencies, Domestic debt, Emerging and frontier financial markets, Inflation, Public debt",
    "Keywords: debt, debt structures, DLTF, DLTF debt, fixed interest rate, share, WP",
    "The Working Paper contains research in progress; it \"should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.\"",
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