Government Bankruptcy of Balkan Nations and their Consequences for Money and Inflation before 1914: A Comparative Analysis

Peter Bernholz ()
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Peter Bernholz: Univeristy of Basel

No 74, Working Papers from Bank of Greece

Abstract: A difference is made between open and hidden or veiled government bankruptcies. The latter are happening if budget deficits are covered by substantial money creation leading to inflation. In this case non-indexed government debt loses its value and is inflated away. This path is not open, if the debt is not denominated in the national but in a stable foreign currency or in units of gold or silver. This is usually the case for debt owed to foreigners. But sometimes both kinds of government bankruptcies are occurring together. In the present paper several general qualitative hypotheses are tested for the Balkan countries and the Ottoman Empire.

Keywords: Government bankruptcies; Foreign debt; Fixed exchange rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F34 G33 N23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2008-06
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