Estimates are presented for the impact of debt accumulation by the central and subcentral governments of a federation on the creditworthiness of other federation member governments. The estimates, calculated using an ordered probit model and Canadian provincial data, indicate that debt...

Large external imbalances have become a policy concern. This study investigates the determinants of external balances for regions within a single country – Canadian provinces – as well as for a sample of 18 OECD countries. External balance adjustment may differ for provinces since there are...