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Financial stability, fiscal sustainability and changes in debt structure after economic downturn

Ekonomika

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Title Financial stability, fiscal sustainability and changes in debt structure after economic downturn
 
Creator Rutkauskas, Virgilijus
 
Subject
financial stability, fiscal sustainability, flow-of-funds analysis, interconnectedness, balance sheet approach

 
Description In this paper, the author finds links among changes in private and public debt during economic downturn and discusses their financial stability and fiscal sustainability consequences. Financial deepening in years before the economic downturn resulted in the growth of indebtedness among agents within economy that sustained afterwards. The European Union has not become less indebted during and after the economic meltdown, but the structure of debt holders has changed. The growth of private debt in the upturn phase resulted in a qualitatively new level of economy. However, in order to sustain the same level after the economic downturn, the public sector was forced to increase its debt. As a result, interactions among financial stability and fiscal sustainability have become more pronounced as monetary financial institutions experienced deleveraging from the private sector and an increase of leverage from the public sector. Thus, the financial stability and fiscal sustainability nexus is analysed by employing flow-of-funds data that show balanced interlinkages among real and financial flows. Recent discussions on sovereign debt instability and suggestions to diminish public debt whatever it costs lack an appropriate answer who will replace it as the flow-of-funds in economy is always in balance.
 
Publisher Vilniaus universiteto Ekonomikos fakultetas / Vilnius University Faculty of Economics
 
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Date 2015-01-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/ekonomika/article/view/8788
10.15388/Ekon.2015.3.8788
 
Source Ekonomika; Ekonomika 2015 94(3); 70-85
1392-1258
1392-1258
 
Language lit
 
Relation http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/ekonomika/article/view/8788/6479
 
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