Which public debt should be paid off?

Jonathan Pincus

Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform2021https://doi.org/10.22459/ag.28.01.2021.07article
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Abstract

This paper argues that the best reason for discouraging public debt is that such discouragement acts as a constraint on government spending.

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@article{jonathan2021,
  title        = {{Which public debt should be paid off?}},
  author       = {Jonathan Pincus},
  journal      = {Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform},
  year         = {2021},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.22459/ag.28.01.2021.07},
}

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0.26

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00
M · momentum0.20 × 0.15 = 0.03
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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