Fiscal Monitor

Debt: Use it Wisely

October 2016

Fiscal Monitor



Drawing on an expanded data set covering emerging markets and low-income countries as well as advanced economies, this chapter examines the extent and makeup of global debt and asks what role fiscal policy can play in facilitating the adjustment. The analytical framework explicitly models the interlinkages between private and public debt in analyzing the role of fiscal policy in the deleveraging process. Country case studies provide useful insights on what fiscal policy should and should not do to facilitate deleveraging while minimizing the drag on the economy.

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