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    When Should Public Debt Be Reduced?
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    When Should Public Debt Be Reduced?

    By Jonathan David Ostry

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    What considerations should guide public debt policy going forward? Should debt be reduced to achieve normative anchors (such as 60 percent of GDP), should it be increased further to finance a big public investment push, or should the existing debt be serviced forever?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
    Release dateJun 2, 2015
    ISBN9781513505312
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