Federal Debt in the Financial Accounts of the United States
Posted: 31 Oct 2015
Date Written: October, 2015
Abstract
This note explains the concept of federal debt in the Financial Accounts of the United States, how it has recently changed, and how it differs from other commonly cited measures of federal debt. As described below, a key factor is the treatment of intragovernmental holdings of U.S. debt securities.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cagetti, Marco and Cagetti, Marco and Hoops, Matthew and Hume McIntosh, Susan, Federal Debt in the Financial Accounts of the United States (October, 2015). FEDS Notes No. 2015-10-08-1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3916622 or http://dx.doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.1641
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