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Debt Sustainability and Growth in Croatia

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Croatia's external debt has been growing steadily since the exchange rate stabilization in 1994. It reached almost 85% of GDP at the end of 2003. The level and the trend raise questions of sustainability and thus of an appropriate policy response. The current trend of debt accumulation is not sustainable. In the past five years, the debt to GDP and to exports of goods and services ratios have been growing by 8 percentage points on average. The horizon of sustainability, however, is not easy to determine. If high growth rates could be sustained and there are no adverse external shocks, stability could be extended over the medium term but probably not longer. The main policy challenge stems from the nature of the external debt problem that Croatia faces. It is more supply- than demand-driven low exports and high imports point to an exchange rate misalignment. If that is the case, then monetary and fiscal policies that restrict demand tend to trade growth for debt in the short run, i.e., slower growth of debt is achieved with lower growth rates. The supply side problem, however, needs to be addressed through measures that increase competitiveness. In the absence of exchange rate flexibility, incomes policy is the alternative. Its feasibility and effects should be studied carefully.

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  • Vladimir Gligorov, 2004. "Debt Sustainability and Growth in Croatia," wiiw Research Reports 306, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.
    • Handle: RePEc:wii:rpaper:rr:306
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    Cited by:

    1. Michael A. Landesmann & Robert Stehrer, 2007. "Income Distribution, Technical Change And The Dynamics Of International Economic Integration," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(1), pages 45-73, February.
    2. Gabor Hunya, 2004. "FDI in Small Countries: the Baltic States," wiiw Research Reports 307, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.

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    Keywords

    Croatia; external debt; sustainability; economic policy mix;
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    JEL classification:

    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects

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