Essays about: "Government Debt Policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Government Debt Policy.

  1. 1. Boosting Growth in Crisis: Evaluating the Role of Fiscal Stimulus in Sweden’s Pandemic Recovery

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Sundqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Covid-19; fiscal policy; fiscal multipliers; government debt sustainability; debt dynamics; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of fiscal policy by investigating how fiscal stimuli aided recovery from the pandemic in Sweden. As Covid-19 have led to increased concerns of unsustainable debt levels, questions of how government spending has affected the economic rebound and fiscal sustainability arises. READ MORE

  3. 2. Does Populism Influence Economic Policy Making? The cases of Greece and Portugal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Moa Jonsson Lundqvist; Hanna Lindahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Portugal; Greece; Populism; Economic Policies; Austerity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Euro Crisis occurred in several European countries due to high government debt and institutional failures in 2008, leaving many unable to pay their public debts or maintain their budget deficits. During the crisis, a group of three institutions known as the Troika, played a crucial role when offering financial assistance to countries in need of a bailout. READ MORE

  4. 3. Central Banks and Government Debt - Are central banks monetizing debt?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Herman Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : government debt; short-term interest rate; monetary policy; monetizing debt; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims to determine if central banks have been monetizing the government debt. That is the case if a higher government debt is associated with low short-term interest rate. The goal for central banks monetizing debt is to increase inflation, therefore decreasing the size of government debt. Three hypotheses are constructed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Green Bonding With Finance : What Motivated the Swedish Government to Issue a Green Bond?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Patrik Witkowsky; [2022]
    Keywords : Green Bonds; Green Transition; Government Debt Policy; Modern Monetary Theory; Sustainable Finance and Investment;

    Abstract : This study explores the increasingly popular government practice of issuing green bonds. By interviewing individuals involved in the development of the Swedish green government bond issued in 2020, and examining key documents, it provides an in-depth understanding of the motivations driving a government to issue a green bond. READ MORE

  6. 5. AUSTERITY AND THE SWEDISH POLITICAL ECONOMY: A Case Study on the Rise of the Swedish Consolidation State

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Max Popovski; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : democracy; neoliberalism; Sweden; austerity; consolidation state; fiscal consolidation; fiscal framework; globalisation;

    Abstract : Following the 1990-1994 crisis, the Swedish government embarked on an ambitious austerity programme that transformed the Swedish polity beyond recognition. This has given rise to a ‘consolidation state’ that operates based on a strict austerity regime combined with a sacrosanct commitment to attain budget surpluses and never default on its creditors. READ MORE