Expenditure Consolidation and Sovereign Debt Restructurings: Front- or Back-loaded

Sovereigns implement expenditure consolidation prior to debt crisis—“front-loaded”. We compile data on strategies of expenditure consolidation and restructurings in 1975–2020. We find that (i) expenditure consolidation precedes—front-loaded—preemptive restructuring, while occurs upon post-default restructurings—back-loaded—; and (ii) public investment and restructuring duration differ between preemptive and post-default restructurings. We construct a theoretical sovereign debt model that embeds endogenous choice of preemptive and post-default renegotiations, public capital accumulation, and expenditure composition. The model quantitatively shows the sovereign’s choice of front-loaded expenditure consolidation and preemptive restructuring results in quick debt settlement and public investment recovery. Data support theoretical predictions.

Tijdstip: 
Dinsdag 06 december 2022, 16:30 - 18:00
Organisatie: 
National Bank of Belgium, KU Leuven, UAntwerpen, UCLouvain, UGent, ULB, ULiège, UNamur and VUB
Spreker(s): 
Tamon Asonuma
Plaats: 
Conference Room Lamfalussy, entrance: bd de Berlaimont 14, 1000 Brussels & Microsoft Teams meeting
Toegangsprijs: 
gratis