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Tariffs and Debt

In: Debt in Times of Crisis

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  • George Galanos

    (University of Piraeus)

  • Thomas Poufinas

    (Democritus University of Thrace)

  • Charalampos Agiropoulos

    (University of Piraeus)

Abstract

Tariffs have been recently brought at the forefront as a means to contain government debt. Their capacity to do so is debated. A range of econometric approaches is used to determine the effect that tariffs have on public and private debt. The results indicate that public debt is negatively correlated with tariffs, unemployment, exports, imports, GDP growth and FDI. The sign of the coefficients of unemployment, the FDI and inflation is reversed when the Arellano–Bond GMM is used. The private debt is negatively correlated with tariffs, exports, GDP growth, unemployment and inflation; it is positively correlated with FDI and imports. The sign of the coefficient of inflation is the opposite when the random effects method is used. These outcomes shed light in the question of whether tariffs influence debt. They may be valuable tools in the hands of policymakers that are seeking ways to control government and/or private debt.

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  • George Galanos & Thomas Poufinas & Charalampos Agiropoulos, 2021. "Tariffs and Debt," Springer Books, in: Thomas Poufinas (ed.), Debt in Times of Crisis, chapter 0, pages 77-99, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-74162-4_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74162-4_3
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    Tariffs; Debt; Exports; Imports; Growth; FDI;
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