The feedback loop between sovereign and financial sector insolvency has been identified as a key driver of the European debt crisis and has motivated an array of policy proposals. We revisit this "doom loop" focusing on governments' incentives to default. To this end, we present a simple...

El bucle de retroalimentación entre la insolvencia soberana y la del sector financiero se ha identificado como un impulsor clave de la crisis de deuda europea y ha motivado una serie de propuestas políticas. Revisamos este «bucle de perdición» centrándonos en los incentivos de los...

The feedback loop between sovereign and financial sector insolvency has been identified as a key driver of the European debt crisis and has motivated an array of policy proposals. We revisit this "doom loop" focusing on governments' incentives to default. To this end, we present a simple...