Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice
Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781305176799
Author: Gwartney
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter ST7, Problem 1CQ
To determine

Impact of national debt that has to be paid off.

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The national debt is the amount of debt that the government owes to the public as well as to other institutions and agencies. The debt would be taken through borrowings such as the treasury bonds and other financial instruments by the government for meeting the fiscal deficit. The national debt will not be paid off because it will be financed and refinanced according to the needs of the government.

The debt can be refinanced when the creditor has faith in the debtor. The refinancing would help to restore the debt and that helps to continual debt outstanding. The national debt is not a serious issue to the economy as long as the interest paid for the national debt is below the potential GDP of the economy. When it goes higher, then the ability to pay by the borrower will be questioned and that would make the case complicated. Otherwise, the borrower can finance and refinance the national debt. It is being practiced widely by all the countries.

Economics Concept Introduction

National debt: The national debt is the summation of the debt owned by the government to the public and the other agencies of the economy.

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