Sovereign debt, reputation and credit terms

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Eaton, Jonathan ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian competitive equilibrium; Credit terms; Default; Reputation; Sovereign debt

Indexed keywords

DEBT MANAGEMENT; DEBT REPAYMENT;

EID: 0029750306     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1158(199601)1:1<25::AID-IJFE2>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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