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An Emerging Economy as a Current GDP of $100 Billion

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An emerging economy as a current GDP of $100 billion. It borrows $20 billion at a real interest rate of 5%, which it will repay next year. The costs of default are 25% of GDP. What is the country's repayment threshold level of GDP (i.e., the GDP at which it is indifferent between defaulting and repaying the loan) ?

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