Public Debt Sustainability in Developed Countries

• Grant number: 24/20397-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2025
• End date: April 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics - Fiscal and Monetary Policies
• Principal Investigator: Danilo Paula de Souza
• Grantee: Eduardo Gadel Lima
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Economia, Administração, Contabilidade e Atuária (FEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project consists in a review of the literature on public debt sustainability. The goal of the review is to map out the current academic debate on the subject, as well as identify if there is a current tendency of relativization of developed countries's debt sustainability. We'll also build an econometric analysis of the correlation between debt to gdp ratio and political pressure on central banks.