How much do governments lend to each other in a crisis?

Christoph Trebesch interviewed by Tim Phillips, 27 March 2020

In international crises, disasters and wars, private lenders disappear. But governments have stepped in and lent far more to each other than we previously thought. Christoph Trebesch tells Tim Phillips that new data on  200 years of official lending may contain unexpected good news for countries crippled by Covid-19.

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Topics:  Covid-19 Economic history International finance

Tags:  disasters. COVID-19, coronavirus, official capital flows

Christoph Trebesch

Professor of Economics, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; CEPR Research Affiliate

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