How Much Debt Is Too Much? What History Shows

Guillaume Vandenbroucke

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: The U.K. had relatively high levels of public debt in the past 300 years, with its debt-to-GDP ratio exceeding 200% at times.

Keywords: economic history; public debt; debt-to-GDP ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-10-12
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