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Mendoza, Enrique G.; Oviedo, P. Marcelo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

Ratios of public debt as a share of GDP in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico were 10 percentage points higher on average during 1996-2002 than in the period 1990-1995. Costa Rica's debt ratio remained stable but at a high level near 50 percent. Is there reason to be concerned for the solvency of the...

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Public Debt, Fiscal Solvency, and Macroeconomic Uncertainty in Latin America: The Cases of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico

Mendoza, Enrique G.; Oviedo, P. Marcelo - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2006

The ratios of public debt as a share of GDP of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico were 12 percentage points higher on average during the period 1996-2005 than in the period 1990-1995. Costa Rica's debt ratio remained stable but at a high level near 50 percent. Is there reason to be concerned for the...

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Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Uncertainty in Emerging Markets: The Tale of the Tormented Insurer

Mendoza, Enrique G.; Oviedo, P. Marcelo - Society for Economic Dynamics - SED - 2006

Governments in emerging markets often behave like a "tormented insurer", trying to use non-state-contingent debt instruments to avoid sharp adjustments in their payments to private agents despite sharp fluctuations in public revenues. In the data, their ability to sustain debt is inversely...

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Public Debt, Fiscal Solvency and Macroeconomic Uncertainty in Latin America The Cases of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico

Mendoza, Enrique G.; Oviedo, P. Marcelo - In: Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA XVIII (2009) 2, pp. 133-173

The ratios of public debt as a share of gdp of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico were 12 percentage points higher on average during the period 1996-2005 than in the period 1990-1995. Costa Rica’s debt ratio remained stable but at a high level; near 50 per cent. Is there reason to be concerned about...

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Public debt, fiscal solvency and macroeconomic uncertainty in Latin America : the cases of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico

Mendoza, Enrique G.; Oviedo, P. Marcelo - In: Economía mexicana 18 (2009) 2, pp. 133-173

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Public debt, fiscal solvency and macroeconomic uncertainty in Latin America : the case of Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico

Mendoza, Enrique G.; Oviedo, Pedro Marcelo - 2004

"Ratios of public debt as a share of GDP in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico were 10 percentage points higher on average during 1996-2002 than in the period 1990-1995. Costa Rica's debt ratio remained stable but at a high level near 50 percent. Is there reason to be concerned for the solvency of the...

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