Essays about: "government debt sustainability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words government debt sustainability.

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. Impact of ESG performance and carbon emissions on cost of debt : A study of the Nordic markets

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Larsson; Henrik Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG performance; carbon intensity; cost of debt; spreads; Refinitiv; ESG scores; CSR; sustainability; Nordics;

   Abstract : The study examines the link between the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of a company and its cost of debt, measured as credit spreads between corresponding corporate and risk-free government bonds, in Nordic countries between 2020 and 2022. No previous studies look at ESG effects on bond spreads in the Nordic markets, although their stakeholder-oriented nature could make them attentive to ESG issues. READ MORE

4. 3. When's the holiday over? Assessing the sustainability of local government debt in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Sebastian Röing; [2017]
   Keywords : Local government debt; Public finance; Sustainability; VAR model;

   Abstract : Swedish local governments are emerging from an era of low indebtness after the Swedish financial crisis in the 1990s preceded the creation of a comparatively robust, rules-based macro-prudential framework. Yet, the persistently low interest rates observed since 2008 have allowed an accelerating debt accumulation under those frameworks, pre-empting questions of debt sustainability should interest rates reverse. READ MORE

5. 4. Government, Household and Corporate Debt - The Effect on Growth

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josefin Kilman; [2016]
   Keywords : Public debt; private debt; corporate debt; household debt; credit booms; economic growth; capital stock; TFP; household consumption; financial crisis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : According to Reinhart and Rogoff (2009), credit booms have been associated with financial instability and crisis for as long as 800 years. Notwithstanding, the debate on the sustainability of increased indebtedness in the world economy has regained importance, as trends for both public and private debt show rapid rises in the last three decades. READ MORE

6. 5. The Effects of Austerity on the Sustainability of the Greek Public Debt

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Sandeep Jain; [2013]
   Keywords : Austerity; Deficit reduction; Fiscal policy; Public debt; Debt-to-GDP ratio;

   Abstract : The current Greek debt crisis has forced the Greek government to adopt austerity measures. In this paper, the most favourable debt reduction strategies among all the other strategies, for both Greece and its creditors will be examined. READ MORE