Could the decrease in Belgian government debt-servicing costs offset increased age-related expenditure?

This paper argues that none of the secular trends that have driven down real interest rates over the past decades is likely to reverse in the near future. Government debt-servicing costs have therefore decreased significantly and can be expected to decrease further over the coming years. We calculat...

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Main Authors: Mikkel Barslund, Lars Ludolph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Public Finance 2019-09-01
Series:Public Sector Economics
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Online Access: http://www.pse-journal.hr/upload/files/pse/2019/3/1.pdf