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Abstract
Countries in the Caribbean have undertaken fiscal consolidation at various times with the primary objective of putting the debt-to-GDP ratio on a sustainable downward trajectory. Yet public debt levels in most of these countries remain high today, suggesting that past and ongoing fiscal consolidation efforts have not yielded durable benefits. Some questions immediately come to mind. Why are public debts levels not falling as one would expect? Would it be connected with the Caribbean approach to fiscal consolidation, country-specific circumstances, or some challenges unique to the region? What are the characteristics of fiscal consolidation in the region, and how different are they from the experiences around the world?
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