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1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Fiscal Policies and Political Economy

   Sovereign debt and growth in Zambia: determining the tipping point

   Chikalipah · Social Sciences & Humanities Open · 2021

   The paper estimates how sovereign debt affected growth in Zambia from 1970 to 2017 and reports a non-linear link, with a tipping point at around 40 percent of debt-to-GDP.

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   1. UncheckedThe study reports that the link between government debt and economic growth in Zambia is non-linear, not a simple straight-line relationship.“The study finds evidence in support of a non-linear relationship between sovereign debt accumulation and growth in Zambia.”
   2. UncheckedFor Zambia, the study puts the debt tipping point at around 40 percent of GDP, beyond which debt's effect on growth turns from positive to negative.“With regards to the debt-threshold effect, the tipping point for Zambia is around 40 percent of debt-to-GDP, at this point, the positive effect of debt on economic growth becomes negative.”