Public Debt: how much is too much?
The covid-19 pandemic is set to increase public debt to levels last seen after the second world war. But is rising public debt a cause for concern? New economic thinking suggests perhaps not, at least for now.
Further reading:
Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/31E02VY
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Why economics sometimes changes its mind: https://econ.st/3hXRP41
Read more about the debt after covid-19: https://econ.st/2DtpX92
Why governments must beware the lure of free money: https://econ.st/2GufJXf
Read about the Fed’s biggest inflation-policy change in decades: https://econ.st/31VyJG0
Why covid-19 could eventually lead to the return of inflation: https://econ.st/354m9X4
Read about the economies that have started to bounce back: https://econ.st/2OM8fzA
Why fiscal policy must shift as economies start to recover: https://econ.st/3hnBSDB
Read our article on the resilience of banks: https://econ.st/3hjG8E2
Why investors at home and abroad are buy American government debt: https://econ.st/3hYBBaM
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