-specific fiscal shocks. Differences in the cyclicality of fiscal revenues affect the option value of borrowing and resulting default …

We develop a sovereign debt model with official and private creditors where default risk depends on both the level and … presence of long-term debt overhang, the availability of official funds increases the probability of default on existing debt …, although default does not trigger exclusion from private credit markets. These findings help shed light on joint default and …

one-period debt and can renege on its obligations by suffering a stochastic default cost. When faced with a credible … default threat, creditors can make a take-it-or-leave-it debt haircut offer to the sovereign. The risk of renegotiation is …

In a country with high probability of default, higher interest rates may render the currency less attractive if … sovereign default is costly. This paper develops that intuition in a simple model and estimates the effect of changes in …

default induced redistribution and costs due to income losses in the wake of a default. Their choice of short- versus long …-term debt affects default and rollover decisions by subsequent policy makers. The equilibrium maturity structure is shaped by … low, or a cross default more likely. These predictions are consistent with empirical evidence. …