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Government debt is both unsustainable and desirable. CEPS Commentary, 24 June 2009

de Grauwe, Paul. (2009) Government debt is both unsustainable and desirable. CEPS Commentary, 24 June 2009. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    There is no doubt that government deficits are unsustainable, but that does not imply that they are undesirable today. The uncomfortable truth is that in order for private debt levels to become sustainable again, government debt must temporarily become unsustainable.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > economic and financial affairs > fiscal policy
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Commentaries
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2009
    Page Range: p. 2
    Last Modified: 15 Feb 2011 18:13
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11277

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