A Possible Reason for the High Systematic Risk of the Debt

question 58

Multiple Choice

A possible reason for the high systematic risk of the debt service ratio (DSR) in LDCs and EMs is

• A)the tendency of world commodity prices to reflect non-similar economic conditions.
• B)the sensitivity of this ratio to rising nominal and real interest rates in the developed,or lending,countries.
• C)the tendency of prices and world demands for commodities to reflect simultaneously economic conditions.
• D)the discretionary nature of money supply growth for LDC governments.

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