F1IP 5110 - Managing Sovereign Debt
F1IP 5110 · Spring semester 2025-2026
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 6
Information
Description
This seminar is offered in the context of the Sciences Po Chair in Sovereign Debt. The course aims at providing an in-depth and interactive treatment of a wide range of issues related to public debt management and sovereign debt restructurings. The seminar revolves around specific case studies, with interventions from prominent guest speakers, academics, practitioners, and government officials. This edition will focus on debt restructurings in Africa since the 1990s, with a particular focus on the recent evolutions.
The course is mostly oriented towards practice and policy. Relevant notions of economics (eg debt sustainability analysis), finance, and law are introduced or reviewed along the way.
Teaching format
24 hours over 12 weeks, with many guest speakers
Assessment
Based on one group presentation (35%), one individual quiz test (20%), one individual assignment (40%), and participation (5%).
Workload
Students are expected to prepare for each session and do the compulsory readings that will be discussed during the class.
Readings
Main readings 2
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L. Buchheit, G. Chabert, C. DeLong, and J. Zettelmeyer, 2019, How to Restructure Sovereign Debt: Lessons from Four Decades, Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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OECD : Global Debt Report 2025 : Financing Growth in a Challenging Debt Market Environment
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54616 | Cours séminaire | Managing Sovereign Debt | Jean-Pierre LANDAU, Paola SUBACCHI | 24 | 6 |
Teachers
- Jean-Pierre LANDAU
- Paola SUBACCHI
In the curricula
- MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY - SEMESTER 4 - SPRING 2026ÉCOLE DES AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (PSIA)
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- ZANIRATO Tiziana
- Online support
- Managing Sovereign Debt