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Avi Ahuja @avi-ahuja.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

In our new policy brief for the @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social, Tetsekela Anyiam-Osigwe, Mengfan Cheng, and I explore the domestic politics and regional dynamics underpinning Senegal’s handling of its recent hidden debt crisis. We welcome your thoughts! psfl.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

In our latest working paper, Fiona Bare and Hannah Löffler explore what motivates governments to issue green bonds. psfl.princeton.edu/document/876 They divide sovereign issuers into four types: leaders, exploiters, seekers, and out-siders. [1/2]

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In our latest policy brief, Yingxin Angela Chen explores dispute settlement provisions in RMB-denominated sovereign bonds. Shifts in the currency of issuance haven't been accompanied by shifts in the underlying legal framework for sovereign bonds. psfl.princeton.edu/document/641

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Domestic politics of debt crises/restructuring: -Blame predecessors for high debt burden (hidden debt revelations make this effective). -Avoid IMF program & conditions. -Hold out for an improvement in debt servicing capacity, perhaps through resource revenues or taxation. on.ft.com/3JERoii

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Senegal’s foreign bonds plunge as government rules out restructuring

West African nation has become a test of IMF’s ability to deal with hidden debt and secure relief from creditors to support bailouts

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

We've created a new index of sovereign debt transparency, for 113 countries, 1994 to 2022. This summary describes the measure and how it is predicted (sometimes) by the electoral cycle, among other things. psfl.princeton.edu/document/491 @peterrosendorff.bsky.social @laynamosley.bsky.social

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

It's the most wonderful time of the year....for debt geeks. @agelpern.bsky.social @upanizza.bsky.social @mkessler.bsky.social and I are so excited to welcome folks to DebtCon8! web.cvent.com/event/005168...

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DebtCon 8.

2025 Advanced eDiscovery Institute

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Princeton University Department of Politics @princetonpolitics.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

TODAY @ 1:45pm🗓️Debt, Democracy and Development: Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab Reunions Panel #PrincetonReunions With Professor Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social psfl.princeton.edu/events/2025/...

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Pleased to co-sponsor the inaugural conference of the NYU Sovereign Debt Network! wp.nyu.edu/sfrn/nyu-pes...

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Looking forward to this conference, on the political economy of sovereign debt. wp.nyu.edu/sfrn/nyu-pes...

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NYU PESD Workshop Program – NYU Sovereign Debt Network

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Interested in sovereign debt transparency? The Sovereign Debt Forum is running this event on May 14, in conjunction with the IMF Legal Department. Details on registration for the virtual event are here: @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Thrilled to spend a couple days talking all things sovereign debt at our annual @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social DC conference. psfl.princeton.edu/events/2025/...

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Here's our newest policy brief, on the links between foreign aid/development assistance and donor political influence. psfl.princeton.edu/document/311

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Here's our latest policy brief, from graduate fellow Christian Baehr, about how Trump's trade policies might open up space for progress on a Venezuelan restructuring. psfl.princeton.edu/document/306

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

A reminder that the call for papers deadline for the 2025 DebtCon8 meeting, October 13-15 at Georgetown Law School, is March 31. More information here: www.law.georgetown.edu/iiel/initiat... (Policy panel proposals accepted through April 30) @laynamosley.bsky.social

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Nothing to see here, just chatter about selective default on US Treasuries.

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

At @goodauth.bsky.social, @laynamosley.bsky.social and @peterrosendorff.bsky.social's new Good to Know post gives some nuts and bolts of sovereign debt. A useful resource for teaching (and for convincing others that the politics of debt are important!) goodauthority.org/news/good-to...

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What is sovereign debt, and why does it matter?

Sovereign debt crises have become more complicated, as countries tapped into new borrowing options in recent years.

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Fun fact about the 1944 Bretton Woods conference (officially, the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference): not enough space for everyone at the hotel, so some delegations had satellite housing -- including China, 22 miles away. @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Not the "vigilantes," says the FT, but some bond investors who are worried about fiscal deficits in large, wealthy economies. on.ft.com/4gIQ2hR [An old story about investors' concern with overall deficit and debt levels: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social

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Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans

Debt market flare-ups show growing pushback against governments’ loose fiscal policies

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This @economist.com piece summarizes a new working paper -- on sovereign bond market reactions to news of Chinese loans -- written by lab member Qi Liu and lab director @laynamosley.bsky.social. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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The hidden cost of Chinese loans

Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others

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Christoph Scheuch @christophscheuch.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

With our new {wbids} package, analyzing international debt networks has never been easier. In a new blog post, I share the code to create interactive network visualizations using R to explore these relationships.

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The investor base matters for market reactions to political uncertainty, and that base varies significantly across countries. "Long-term, “real-money” investors in double A-rated government bonds .... want boring, predictable returns." www.ft.com/content/9d49...

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Le Shutdown: a budget rejection would hit France’s credibility with investors

Markets hate uncertainty and the stakes in the current constitutional turmoil could not be higher

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Quoting yours truly, on the domestic political complexities of borrowing from (and potentially defaulting on) resident investors and financial institutions. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch

With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

"Higher US rates would make investing in riskier markets abroad relatively less attractive...." on.ft.com/3ASkExC Ballard-Rosa, Mosley & Wellhausen 2021: the "democratic advantage" in sovereign borrowing only exists when rates are high in mature markets. [ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Strong dollar set to hit emerging market bonds, warn investors

EM debt funds suffer outflows as hopes of rate cuts by developing nations fade

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you don't know us already, we conduct policy-relevant research on the political economy of government borrowing. We consider the entire life cycle of sovereign credit, and we focus on the domestic and international politics related to sovereign borrowing. psfl.princeton.edu

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Karina Patrício @kpatricio.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Bluesky is growing so quickly—it is hard to keep track of everyone joining! Are there any new sovereign debt nerds here I might have missed in this starter pack I have put together? go.bsky.app/Cw8ufrd

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

🪟Do the Bretton Woods Institutions promote transparency? ➡️J. Hollyer X. Pang @peterrosendorff.bsky.social J. Vreeland show that loan disbursements from the IMF and the WB are positively associated with economic transparency, especially in democracies www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

When discussing sovereign default in class leads to a Ferris Bueller reference...

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Princeton Sovereign Finance Lab @princetonsovfinlab.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Curious about what elections worldwide in 2024 might mean for sovereign debt markets? Check out our policy brief from PSFL Graduate Fellow Fiona Bare! psfl.princeton.edu/document/121

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Layna Mosley @laynamosley.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

"The proliferation of private lenders and variety of loan agreements have made debt negotiations impossibly complex...." www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/b... Indeed. (They might've asked some political scientists about the biases in things like, say, the IMF).

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