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Fig. 1

The fractional polynomial models fits, against the private, non-guaranteed debt, in % of GDP (debt_png), with 95% confidence bands (adjusted for covariates)
The fractional polynomial models fits, against the private, non-guaranteed debt, in % of GDP (debt_png), with 95% confidence bands (adjusted for covariates)

List of variables used in regressions

VariablesDefinitionSource
debt_ppgExternal public and publicly guaranteed debt, in percent of GDPJoint External Debt Hub
bonds_ppgand public and publicly guaranteed bonds in percent of GDPJoint External Debt Hub
banks_ppg debt_pngthe amounts of public and publicly guaranteed bank loans in percent of GDP private, non-guaranteed external debt, in percent of GDPJoint External Debt Hub Joint External Debt Hub
bonds_pngprivate non-guaranteed bondsJoint External Debt Hub
banks_pngprivate, non-guaranteed bank loansJoint External Debt Hub
growthGDP growth rateWorld Bank, World Development Indicators database
inflainflationWorld Bank, World Development Indicators database
tradetrade opennessWorld Bank, World Development Indicators database
shdebt_resthe ratio of short term total external debt to reservesWorld Bank, World Development Indicators database
ersexchange rate stability indexAizenman et al. (2008)

Determinants of the probability of public sector default

VARIABLES(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
debt_ppg0.00473***0.00309***0.00175**
(0.00130)(0.000879)(0.000855)
debt_png-0.0469**
(0.0199)
debt_png _10.992***
(0.239)
debt_png _2-0.207***
(0.0576)
bonds_ppg0.0348*0.0295
(0.0205)(0.0188)
banks_ppg0.0686***0.0811***
(0.0125)(0.0111)
bonds_png-0.852***-0.642**
(0.322)(0.319)
bonds_png_1-0.000458
(0.000333)
bonds_png_2-1.121**
(0.497)
banks_png-0.03160.0003720.0177
(0.0208)(0.0129)(0.0111)
growth-0.0340*-0.0225-0.0335**-0.0510***-0.0448***
(0.0175)(0.0178)(0.0148)(0.0139)(0.0120)
Infla-0.00105***-0.00171***-0.00165***-0.000267-0.000180
(0.000392)(0.000458)(0.000387)(0.000262)(0.000219)
Trade-0.005500.00157-0.00816**-0.00224-0.00472
(0.00584)(0.00596)(0.00366)(0.00357)(0.00437)
shdebt_res-4.80e-05-6.43e-05-7.31e-05-5.61e-06-5.62e-06
(5.31e-05)(5.75e-05)(5.08e-05)(9.16e-06)(7.75e-06)
Ers-0.828**-0.707*-0.716**-0.537*-0.738**
(0.382)(0.395)(0.306)(0.313)(0.331)
Constant-2.706***-2.399***-3.227***
(0.294)(0.383)(0.520)
Observations1,9871,9873,8733,8733,873
Country fixed effectsYesYesNoNoNo
Best powers0,5; 1-2; 0.5
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