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The Math Of Debt Sustainability

I’ve been playing around on a simple google spreadsheet on debt sustainability. The math of an indebted country with little GDP growth and a primary (i.e. before interest payments) deficit is rough and will ultimately lead to a debt spiral. Interesting how people forget about the exponential dynamics of interests and debt.

Tags: debt sustainability   gdp   government debt   inflation   economics  
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