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A Financial Crisis ManualThe Case for a New Reprofiling of Greek Public Debt and Why a Relaxation of the Bailout Program’s Future Fiscal Targets May Prove to Be a Self-Financing Policy Shift

A Financial Crisis Manual: The Case for a New Reprofiling of Greek Public Debt and Why a... [This chapter examines the future evolution of Greek public debt under various scenarios regarding the structure of a new debt relief package and the macroeconomic impact of a potential relaxation of the primary fiscal targets. In more detail, the debt relief structure analyzed herein involves both the EU bilateral loans (GLF) and the EFSF loans given to Greece in the context of the first and second bailout programs. Furthermore, the macroeconomic effects of the fiscal policy easing are quantified based on a number of discrete scenarios as regards impact multipliers, multiplier persistence and the existence or not of “hysteresis” effects. All in all, our analysis demonstrates that the negative effects on public debt and cash flow dynamics implied by a potential relaxation of the multi-year primary surplus targets may be offset, to a significant extent, by higher GDP growth (denominator effect) and its beneficial impact on key fiscal metrics (numerator effect).] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Financial Crisis ManualThe Case for a New Reprofiling of Greek Public Debt and Why a Relaxation of the Bailout Program’s Future Fiscal Targets May Prove to Be a Self-Financing Policy Shift

Editors: Thomakos, Dimitrios D.; Monokroussos, Platon; Nikolopoulos, Konstantinos I.
A Financial Crisis Manual — Dec 21, 2015

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© The Editor(s) 2015
ISBN
978-1-137-44829-3
Pages
189 –200
DOI
10.1057/9781137448309_10
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter examines the future evolution of Greek public debt under various scenarios regarding the structure of a new debt relief package and the macroeconomic impact of a potential relaxation of the primary fiscal targets. In more detail, the debt relief structure analyzed herein involves both the EU bilateral loans (GLF) and the EFSF loans given to Greece in the context of the first and second bailout programs. Furthermore, the macroeconomic effects of the fiscal policy easing are quantified based on a number of discrete scenarios as regards impact multipliers, multiplier persistence and the existence or not of “hysteresis” effects. All in all, our analysis demonstrates that the negative effects on public debt and cash flow dynamics implied by a potential relaxation of the multi-year primary surplus targets may be offset, to a significant extent, by higher GDP growth (denominator effect) and its beneficial impact on key fiscal metrics (numerator effect).]

Published: Dec 21, 2015

Keywords: Public Debt; Debt Ratio; Debt Relief; Primary Balance; Debt Restructure

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