Greek Debt: The Endgame Scenarios

Authors

Mitu Gulati, Duke Law SchoolFollow
Lee C. Buchheit

Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

2011

Keywords

sovereign debt

Abstract

Perhaps Greece -- a country with a debt to GDP already approaching 150 percent and set to move even higher -- avoids a debt restructuring. Perhaps not.

What are the possible scenarios if Greece cannot return to the capital markets to refinance this gargantuan debt stock once its EU/IMF bailout package expires in two years time? What would a Greek debt restructuring look like after mid-2013? And (sharp intake of breath here) what would happen if such a debt restructuring were undertaken before that point?

Citation

Lee C. Buchheit & G. Mitu Gulati, Greek Debt: The Endgame Scenarios (April 18, 2011)