Sustainable Debt Policies of Indian State Governments

Sustainable Plans and Debt

*We thank an anonymous referee for very useful comments and suggestions. Both authors acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis or the Federal Reserve System.

Governments Debt and Asset Management and Financial Crises : Sellers Beware

Developing better policies for the sustainable development of the Indian Coal Sector

Coal accounts for about 70% of total electricity generation in India and is likely to remain a key energy source for at least the next 30-40 years. A significant growth in India’s coal use is predicted in consonance with the country’s continued development. Such an increase must occur through (and, indeed, is dependent upon) environmentally and socially sustainable development of this sector. T...

Public Debt, Corruption and Sustainable Economic Growth

There are many studies that look into the relationship between public debt and economic growth. It is hard to find, however, research addressing the role of corruption between these two variables. Noticing this vacancy in current literature, we strive to investigate the effect of corruption on the relationship between public debt and economic growth. For this purpose, the pooled ordinary least ...

Macro policies and public debt in Chile

This note characterises the evolution of Chile’s public debt, and discusses its implications for the management of the country’s monetary policy. Historically, the main issuer of public debt in Chile was the central bank. The government, in turn, has recently started to engage in a more active debt policy, with the aim of deepening the market for risk-free securities and diversifying its fundin...