The financial structure reflects the method of financing be it from the company’s own or borrowed resources. Adopting a certain financial structure represents an important aspect of the financing policy of any company that aims at maximizing its market value, in a competitive economy. An...

The financial structure reflects the method of financing be it from the company’s own or borrowed resources. Adopting a certain financial structure represents an important aspect of the financing policy of any company that aims at maximizing its market value, in a competitive economy. An...

This paper analyzes the impact of strained government finances on macroeconomic stability and the transmission of fiscal policy. Using a variant of the model by Curdia and Woodford (2009), we study a "sovereign risk channel" through which sovereign default risk raises funding costs in the...

This paper finds optimal fiscal rule parameter values and measures the effects of imposing fiscal rules using a default model calibrated to an economy that in the absence of a fiscal rule pays a significant sovereign default premium. The paper also studies the case in which the government...

The Rwandan economy continued to grow strongly in 2011, and significant progress in poverty reduction has been achieved. The Fourth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) highlights that the fiscal framework for 2012/13 is in line with the main objectives of the PSI, and the...

This 2012 Article IV Consultation reports that the United Kingdom's economic recovery has been sluggish, as the needed hand-off from public to private demand-led growth has not fully materialized. Economic activity is projected to gain modest momentum in future, but the pace of expansion is...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (Bah) economy started to lose steam in early 2012 as growth slowed in Europe. Intensification of the euro area crisis further affected Bin's growth outlook. However, measures such as limiting the expenditure at the central government level and targeting overall...

In this paper we concerning about the unsustainable level of public indebtedness of developing countries, due the fragile and undeveloped national economy, under different impact factors that may lead to a debt crisis and government insolvency. We analyze the ratio between GDP annual growth rate...

How does the South African government react to changes in its debt position? In investigating the question, this paper estimates fiscal reaction functions using various methods (OLS, VAR, TAR, GMM, State-Space modelling and VECM). The paper finds that since 1946 the South African government has...