An historical analysis of the use of debt-related derivatives by state governments in the context of the great recession
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
ISSN: 1096-3367
Article publication date: 1 March 2013
Abstract
Debt-related financial derivative usage by state and local governments became a very salient topic over the last few years in light of the Great Recession and its impacts on the efficacy of these financial instruments. However, there has been a dearth of systematic research on the types and kinds of derivatives state and local governments have actually employed in recent years. While anecdotes of financial derivative usage has grabbed the headlines (such as the case of Jefferson County, Alabama), there has been little research examining the derivative portfolios among states or local governments pre- and post-Great Recession. Using descriptive research, this paper attempts to rectify this gap in the literature for state governments as a means of better understanding how the recent financial crisis has impacted the critical debt management decision to use financial derivatives.
Citation
Luby, M.J. and Kravchuk, R.S. (2013), "An historical analysis of the use of debt-related derivatives by state governments in the context of the great recession", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 276-310. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-25-02-2013-B003
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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