This document presents simulations on the evolution of public finances in Mexico for the 2002-2035 period considering contingent liabilities not reflected in the traditional public balance, and analyzes the possibility of implementing a Balanced Budget Rule (REP). Results suggest that a REP...

This paper is concerned with the ownership structure of corporate debt from Chilean firms. Specifically, we examine the relation between specific firm factors and bank debt use for a sample of 168 listed Chilean firms between 1997 and 2008. More exactly, it is found that bank loans are related...