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4 claims from 2 papers

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

   Is There a Debt-Threshold Effect on Output Growth?

   Chudík, Mohaddes, Pesaran and Raissi · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2016

   The paper develops tests for debt thresholds in panel data and applies them to forty countries from 1965 to 2010, finding no universal threshold but a negative effect of debt buildup on growth.

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   1. UncheckedIn data from forty countries over 1965–2010, the paper finds no evidence of one debt level that changes how public debt affects growth in every country.“In the empirical application, using data on a sample of forty countries over the 1965–2010 period, we find no evidence for a universally applicable threshold effect in the relationship between public debt and economic growth.”
   2. UncheckedWhatever debt threshold is assumed, the paper finds that building up public debt significantly reduces output growth in its sample of forty countries.“Regardless of the threshold, however, we find significant negative effects of public debt buildup on output growth.”

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

   Debt Puzzle: A Comparative Analysis of Public Debt’s Impact on Production Efficiency across OECD Countries

   Al-qalawi and Al-Rabbaie · Economies · 2024

   The paper uses stochastic frontier analysis on quarterly data for 18 OECD countries to estimate how public debt affects production efficiency, and so output growth, in the short run.

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   1. UncheckedIn 18 OECD countries, a $1 billion rise in public debt was linked to a 0.04% rise in production efficiency in the short run.“The results show that, in the short run, as debt increases by $1 billion, efficiency increases by 0.04%.”
   2. UncheckedIn this sample of 18 OECD countries, the most indebted countries (the UK and France) were also the most efficient in production.“Additionally, we found that the most indebted countries are the most efficient countries.”