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M easuring the Federal Debt ........................................
Historical Behavior of the Federal Debt ...........................
The Short-Run Effect of Federal Borrowing ............................
W ho Owns the Federal Debt? ......................................
The Relationship Between Debt and Output ............................
W hat are the Risks of a Rising Debt? .................................
Government Debt in Other Industrialized Countries ......................
C onclu sion ......................................................List of Figures
Figure 1. Federal Debt Held by the Public .............................
Figure 2. Ownership of the Federal Debt . ..............................
Figure 3. Economic Growth and Interest on the Federal Debt ...............
Figure 4. The Budget Deficit and Net Interest Outlays .....................1
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.8List of Tables
Table 1. Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities as of November 2006 . . 5
Table 2. General Government Debt as a Percentage of GDP ............... 11
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Cashell, Brian W. The Federal Government Debt: Its Size and Economic Significance, report, January 25, 2007; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc806250/m1/3/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.