Debt, Recovery Rates and the Greek Dilemma

38 Pages Posted: 23 May 2016

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Charles Goodhart

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Financial Markets Group

Udara Peiris

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) - International College of Economics and Finance

Dimitrios P. Tsomocos

University of Oxford - Said Business School and St. Edmund Hall

Date Written: May 13, 2016

Abstract

Most discussions of the Greek debt overhang have focussed on the implications for Greece. We show that when additional funds released to the debtor (Greece), via debt restructuring, are used efficiently in pursuit of a practicable business plan, then both debtor and creditor can benefit. We examine a dynamic two country model calibrated to Greek and German economies and support two-steady states, one with endogenous default and one without, depending on creditors expectations. In the default steady state, debt forgiveness lowers the volatility of both German and Greek consumption whereas demanding higher recovery rates has the opposite effect.

Keywords: Debt, Default, Renegotiation, Business Cycles, Open Economy

JEL Classification: F34, G15, G18

Suggested Citation

Goodhart, Charles A.E. and Peiris, Udara and Tsomocos, Dimitrios P., Debt, Recovery Rates and the Greek Dilemma (May 13, 2016). Saïd Business School WP 2016-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2783353 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2783353

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University of Oxford - Said Business School and St. Edmund Hall ( email )

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