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

   What Are the Channels Through Which External Debt Affects Growth?

   Poirson, RICCI and Pattillo · IMF Working Paper · 2004

   Using data on 61 developing countries from 1969 to 1998, the paper examines whether debt harms growth via capital accumulation or productivity growth, and finds evidence of both channels.

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   1. UncheckedIn 61 developing countries, high debt is linked to slower growth through both less physical capital build-up and slower productivity growth.“Results indicate that the negative impact of high debt on growth operates both through a strong negative effect on physical capital accumulation and on total factor productivity growth.”
   2. Unchecked“On average, for high-debt countries, doubling debt will reduce output growth by about 1 percentage point and reduce both per capita physical capital and total factor productivity growth by somewhat less than that.”
   3. UncheckedIn 61 developing countries, about a third of debt's effect on growth runs via physical capital and about two-thirds via productivity growth.“In terms of the contributions to growth, approximately one-third of the effect of debt on growth occurs via physical capital accumulation and two-thirds via total factor productivity growth.”