The Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab conducts policy-relevant research on the political economy of government borrowing. Our research is global in focus, with an emphasis on sovereign finance in the Global South. We consider the entire life cycle of sovereign credit, from governments’ decisions regarding how much and from which creditors to borrow; governments’ choices regarding the management and transparency of sovereign credit; and the domestic and international dynamics of servicing — and, where necessary, restructuring — sovereign obligations.

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