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Assessing the Growth-Enhancing Effect of State Contingent Debt Instruments

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  • Sarah Nandnaba

    (Department of Economics, Ecole normale superieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)

  • Rangan Gupta

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa)

Abstract

This paper assesses the growth-enhancing effect of State Contingent Debt Instruments (SCDIs) and uses a panel data set of 7 countries from 1991 to 2021. Exploring this relationship empirically for the first time contributes to understanding SCDIs' impact on debt management and growth promotion. SCDIs' present value exerts a pro-cyclical effect and alleviates the debt burden, significantly promoting Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and improving fiscal balance. The share of SCDIs on external debt shows a positive and significant impact on economic growth, suggesting that linking the principal to economic performance can enhance growth. The decrease in SCDIs' present value increases the fiscal surplus, implying that SCDIs contribute to improving fiscal balance.

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  • Sarah Nandnaba & Rangan Gupta, 2024. "Assessing the Growth-Enhancing Effect of State Contingent Debt Instruments," Working Papers 202426, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pre:wpaper:202426
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    Keywords

    State Contingent Debt Instruments; Fiscal Balance; Present Value; Public debt; Debt burden;
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    JEL classification:

    • C26 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

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