After a steady decline following World War II, the ratio of Canadian public sector debt to GDP reached a minimum of 6% in 1974. Between 1975 and 1995, this ratio increased until it reached a maximum of 81% in 1995. What were the causes of the accumulation of government debt in Canada between 1975 and 1995? How large were the respective contributions of high interest rates, low growth rates, the...

Historically, corporations have mainly financed their activities with two securities, debt and equity. The stockholders have responsibility for the operation of the firm through the election of the board of directors; the dividends they receive in return for their subscription of capital are not guaranteed and are paid at the discretion of the board of directors. In contrast, debtholders are pr...

In the present paper we explicitly introduce interest payments and debt into a Kaleckian distribution and growth model with an investment function very close to Kalecki’s original writings. The effects of interest rate variations on the short-run equilibrium values of capacity utilisation, capital accumulation and the rate of profit are derived, and the long run effects on the equilibrium debt-...

In this paper we empirically study the relation between public debt and economic growth. We analyze how the public debt to GDP ratio at a certain point in time is correlated with the GDP growth rate in the following period, where we consider a one-year time span, a three-years time interval and a five-years interval. Using panel data comprising seven developed countries from 1970-2012, we estim...

This article studies the design and valuation of debt contracts in a general dynamic setting under uncertainty. We incorporate some insights of the recent corporate finance literature into a valuation framework. The basic framework is an extensive form game determined by the terms of a debt contract and applicable bankruptcy laws. Debtholders and equityholders behave noncooperatively. The firm’...

We consider a general class of endogenous growth models with infinitely lived households and analyze how different budgetary rules affect the stability of the economy. We show that a discretionary fiscal policy implies that the government always violates its inter-temporal budget constraint along a balanced growth path, whereas a balanced budget rule tends to stabilize the economy. A rule based...

With currently depressed milk prices, many Michigan dairy operations are struggling to meet current cash flow commitments. This article, the first of a series of articles addressing cash flow problems, examines ways to manage debt. The other articles to follow will explore profitability of the Michigan dairy industry, other methods for improving cash flow (including income tax management), unde...

This study aims to examine the effect of CR, DER and ROE on Financial Distress in Automotive Components subsector companies listed Indonesia Stock Exchange for period 2015-2019. Sampling using purposive sampling found 8 that meet criteria 13 as a sample. So sample studied was 40 data 5 years. research method uses quantitative descriptive verification approaches. Based results tests conducted SP...