Sovereign debt and growth in Zambia: determining the tipping point
Sovereign debt and growth in Zambia: determining the tipping point
The study finds evidence in support of a non-linear relationship between sovereign debt accumulation and growth in Zambia. With regards to the debt-threshold effect, the tipping point for Zambia is around 40 percent of debt-to-GDP, at this point, the positive effect of debt on economic growth becomes negative. Far more importantly, policy recommendations are prescribed from these study findings.