Author : Mr.Patrick Bolton,Mr.Olivier Jeanne
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451867565
Structuring and Restructuring Sovereign Debt by Mr.Patrick Bolton,Mr.Olivier Jeanne Pdf
In an environment characterized by weak contractual enforcement, sovereign lenders can enhance the likelihood of repayment by making their claims more difficult to restructure ex post. We show however, that competition for repayment among lenders may result in a sovereign debt that is excessively difficult to restructure in equilibrium. This inefficiency may be alleviated by a suitably designed bankruptcy regime that facilitates debt restructuring.