debtkit: Debt Sustainability Analysis and Fiscal Risk Assessment in R
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Abstract
The public-debt analysis toolkit used by finance ministries and the IMF, rebuilt in R. Projects how government debt-to-GDP is likely to evolve, works out how much of past debt growth came from interest costs versus deficits, and runs the standard what happens if growth disappoints, or interest rates jump scenarios.
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Recommended citation: Coverdale, C. (2026). debtkit: Debt Sustainability Analysis and Fiscal Risk Assessment in R. Working paper.
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