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While there is a substantial body of literature on the effects of "debr overhang" on investment in heavily-indebted countries, there is surprisingly little empirical work available on this subject. This paper tests the hypothesis that the stock of foreign debt acts as a disincentive to private investment in the specific case of the Philippines.
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International Monetary Fund (1990) studied this question.
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