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An extended Debt Sustainability Analysis framework for Latin American economies

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  • Iván Kataryniuk

    (Banco de España)

  • Raquel Lorenzo Alonso

    (Banco de España)

  • Enrique Martínez Casillas

    (Banco de España)

  • Jacopo Timini

    (Banco de España)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic marked a watershed for public finances in Latin America and around the world. Fiscal measures adopted in 2020 to cope with the health emergency were substantial and affected debt dynamics. While the situation partially reverted in the following years, public debt is still higher than its recent historical average for most countries in the region. In this context, the sustainability of public debt dynamics has taken on renewed importance. In this paper, we extend a standard Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) framework that considers significant features of Latin American economies – such as the existence of foreign currency denominated debt – by introducing an economic model that jointly determines future values of key macroeconomic variables. We then compute different scenarios for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, illustrating how fiscal and structural policy changes affect the dynamics of public debt.

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  • Iván Kataryniuk & Raquel Lorenzo Alonso & Enrique Martínez Casillas & Jacopo Timini, 2024. "An extended Debt Sustainability Analysis framework for Latin American economies," Occasional Papers 2412, Banco de España.
    • Handle: RePEc:bde:opaper:2412
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.53479/36539
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    Keywords

    public debt; fiscal rules; structural reforms; Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA); Latin America;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • H68 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt

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