Investors eye rising debt risks

Scholar power: 127.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Hakan Yilmazkuday	85%	25	127.5%

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HAKAN YILMAZKUDAY

@yilmazkuday.bsky.social

Government consumption generally depresses economic growth more severely than public debt, though optimal fiscal constraints depend fundamentally on a nation's trade openness, inflation, and financial depth. doi.org/10.1111/rode.12661

October 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM

by Kimberly A. Clausing

72%

Scholar power: 72.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kimberly A. Clausing	49%	24	72.0%

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48.0%

3.2 h

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72.0%

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0.2

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Kimberly Clausing

@kclausing.bsky.social

(6/10) And fiscal responsibility can come with its own growth enhancing effects, including lower interest rates, helping both government budgets and households’ bottom line (due to lower mortgage payments, e.g.).
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/imp...

The Impact of Deficits on Costs for Households

budgetlab.yale.edu

October 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM

by Kimberly A. Clausing

72%

Scholar power: 72.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kimberly A. Clausing	49%	24	72.0%

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Kimberly Clausing

@kclausing.bsky.social

(3/) The corporate tax can also be a part of raising adequate revenue to deal with US fiscal imbalances, as I argue in a joint piece with Natasha Sarin out of @aspenecon.bsky.social.

www.economicstrategygroup.org/publication/...

$15 Trillion on the Table in 2029: Ordinary Taxes to Meet an Extraordinary Fiscal Moment • The Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group

The US national debt passed 100 percent of GDP in March 2026 and is projected to reach nearly 130 percent by 2039. This worsening fiscal outlook comes at a time when income inequality remains high and...

www.economicstrategygroup.org

October 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM

by Rüdiger Bachmann

111%

Scholar power: 111.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Rüdiger Bachmann	85%	19	111.2%

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57.0%

4.5 h

5

111.2%

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0.41

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Rudi Bachmann

@bachmannrudi.bsky.social

wirtschaftskunde.podigee.io/73-staatssch...

Staatsschulden, Steuern, Kriegserwartungen

Wir erhöhen Staatsschulden, trickeln Steuern down, schrumpfen die Bevölkerung, drohen mit Krieg, und wir verleihen Preise.

wirtschaftskunde.podigee.io

October 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM

by International Monetary Fund

144%

Scholar power: 144.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 International Monetary Fund	68%	50	144.2%

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55.0%

5.5 h

5

144.2%

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1.002

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Project Syndicate

A Global Debt Crisis Is Looming

After a decade of debt accumulation, higher interest rates and growing refinancing needs have left the global economy increasingly exposed to shocks. And now ongoing conflicts are driving up energy prices, fueling renewed inflationary pressures and revealing dangerous cracks in the existing debt architecture.

Reposts 0 5h

Reposted by Helen Miller

14%

Scholar power: 14.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Helen Miller	31%	21	14.2%

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47.0%

6.3 h

2

14.2%

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0.027

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by Simon Lester

33%

Scholar power: 33.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Simon Lester	28%	16	33.6%

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55.0%

6.6 h

4

33.6%

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0.081

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Simon Lester

@simonlester.com

"the single biggest factor in rising spending and growing deficits is actually the size of the national debt itself. Interest payments on the debt rose 11 percent in fiscal year 2026 and totaled more than $1.1 trillion."

Good long-term planning everyone. Well done.

Reason Magazine @reason.com · 6h

Shocker: CBO data contradicts President Donald Trump's oft-repeated claim that tariffs are bringing in "trillions" of dollars for the United States.
buff.ly/ETIe4ZT

The federal government just posted the largest deficit since COVID

Tax revenue increased by about 3 percent last year, but spending increased twice as fast. And interest payments on the debt cost more than $1.1 trillion.

buff.ly

October 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM

Reposted by Simon Lester

11%

Scholar power: 11.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Simon Lester	28%	16	11.2%

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49.0%

6.7 h

23

11.2%

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0.038

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Reason Magazine

@reason.com

Shocker: CBO data contradicts President Donald Trump's oft-repeated claim that tariffs are bringing in "trillions" of dollars for the United States.
buff.ly/ETIe4ZT

The federal government just posted the largest deficit since COVID

Tax revenue increased by about 3 percent last year, but spending increased twice as fast. And interest payments on the debt cost more than $1.1 trillion.

buff.ly

October 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM

by Daniela Gabor

123%

Scholar power: 123.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniela Gabor	79%	27	123.1%

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52.0%

7.4 h

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123.1%

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0.314

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by Daniela Gabor

123%

Scholar power: 123.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniela Gabor	79%	27	123.1%

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50.0%

7.6 h

2

123.1%

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0.352

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by Steve Keen

124%

Scholar power: 124.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Keen	77%	29	124.4%

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45.0%

8.1 h

79

124.4%

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0.539

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by Claudia Sahm

66%

Scholar power: 66.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Claudia Sahm	54%	17	66.8%

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49.0%

8.4 h

1

66.8%

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0.088

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Reposted by Daniela Gabor, Lars P. Feld, Claudia Sahm

102%

Scholar power: 102.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniela Gabor	79%	27	41.0%
🎓 Lars P. Feld	55%	50	38.9%
🎓 Claudia Sahm	54%	17	22.3%
Total			102.2%

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49.0%

8.7 h

165

102.2%

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0.735

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by Helmut Reisen

117%

Scholar power: 117.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Helmut Reisen	69%	32	117.1%

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61.0%

10.9 h

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117.1%

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0.242

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Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

8%

Scholar power: 8.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	13%	46	8.8%

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53.0%

11.9 h

242

8.8%

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0.069

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La Repubblica

Debt reduction can wait once again

Over four years, spending and taxes have risen. Interest payments exceed public investment.

Reposts 1 12h

El Pais

The turn for the worse in the outlook for public debt

The market again focuses on those countries with the largest deficits and debt-to-GDP ratios.

Reposts 0 15h

by Hakan Yilmazkuday

127%

Scholar power: 127.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Hakan Yilmazkuday	85%	25	127.5%

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49.0%

20.0 h

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127.5%

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0.075

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HAKAN YILMAZKUDAY

@yilmazkuday.bsky.social

"Energy price shocks and current account balances: Evidence from emerging market and developing economies" is available at Energy Economics: doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.202...

October 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM

by Hakan Yilmazkuday

127%

Scholar power: 127.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 79%, Political science 16%, Energy 5%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Hakan Yilmazkuday	85%	25	127.5%

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50.0%

23.5 h

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127.5%

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0.066

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HAKAN YILMAZKUDAY

@yilmazkuday.bsky.social

JUST PUBLISHED: "Global versus Domestic Supply Chain Disruptions: Implications for Inflation and Economic Confidence" is published at International Finance: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/sha...

Working paper version is available at dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.470...

October 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM

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