How to Prevent Debt from Hurting Economic Growth
Inter-American Development Bank
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In the short run, debt can finance higher government spending, which increases aggregate demand and the gross domestic product of a country. This means that there is a tipping point, or threshold, at which higher debt levels become detrimental to growth. For LAC countries, this threshold is at approximately 53 percent of GDP.
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