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Public debt: papers presented at the Banca d'Italia workshop held in Perugia, 1-3 april 2004
This volume collects the papers presented at the Sixth Banca d’Italia Public Finance Workshop, held in Perugia on 1-3 April 2004.
The workshop aimed at providing an overview of the theoretical and empirical work concerning public debt. It included analytical papers examining the definition, the measurement, the role and the effects of public debt. It also included papers tackling policy issues from different angles and different national perspectives.
The workshop allowed experts from central banks, ministries and economic institutions of several countries, the main international economic organisations and the academic world to discuss the economic effects of public debt and policy options [excerpt from text].
The workshop aimed at providing an overview of the theoretical and empirical work concerning public debt. It included analytical papers examining the definition, the measurement, the role and the effects of public debt. It also included papers tackling policy issues from different angles and different national perspectives.
The workshop allowed experts from central banks, ministries and economic institutions of several countries, the main international economic organisations and the academic world to discuss the economic effects of public debt and policy options [excerpt from text].