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Home | Events | Sovereign Debt Restructuring and Reduction in Debt-to-GDP Ratio
Seminar

Sovereign Debt Restructuring and Reduction in Debt-to-GDP Ratio

  • Location
    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Campus Woudestein, Langeveld 2.09
    Rotterdam
  • Date and time

    November 18, 2025
    11:30 - 12:30

Abstract

How do sovereign debt restructurings affect debt-to-GDP ratios? We explore this empirically using a comprehensive dataset covering 115 countries over 1950–2021. After addressing selection bias through an Augmented Inverse Probability Weighted estimator, we show that restructurings significantly reduce debt-to-GDP ratios over 1-5 years, with the effects working primarily through debt levels. The effect is larger when restructurings are combined with fiscal consolidation. We find heterogeneity depending on the creditor type, and the type and size of debt relief. In the short run, restructurings with higher creditor coordination, face value reductions, and larger debt reliefs, reduce debt-to-GDP ratios more effectively.