Slow Moving Debt Crises

We study slow moving debt crises: self-fulfilling equilibria in which high interest rates, due to the fear of a future default, lead to a gradual but faster accumulation of debt, ultimately validating investors' fear. We show that slow moving crises arise in a variety of settings, both when fis...

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Main Authors: Lorenzoni, Guido (Author), Werning, Ivan (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor), Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2020-08-27T17:42:44Z.
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