A growing number of countries face large and sometimes unsustainable debt burdens. Global interest rates and commodity prices have risen, many currencies are weak relative to the dollar, and China appears to be reducing its overseas lending activities. Many  countries owe funds to a broad array of creditors, official and private.  At the same time, the international architecture for addressing sovereign defaults and effecting sovereign debt restructurings remains incomplete.

DebtCon6, to be held at Princeton University, will bring together individuals from academia, government, law and finance, allowing for conversations between scholars and practitioners.

The first five editions of DebtCon – one virtual and four in person (held at Georgetown University, the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the European University Institute) – have established the Conference as a unique venue for presenting legal, historical and social scientific research on sovereign debt-related issues, and discussing the policy implications of academic research.

In 2023, we hope to broaden the policy-related conversation with increased participation from practitioners and scholars from the Global South.

The objective of DebtCon6 is to discuss state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on sovereign debt and related policy issues, and to foster interaction among academics, senior policymakers and supervisors, industry representatives, and other practitioners.

As in the past, the 2023 conference will include both high-level roundtables, where practice, policy and research will meet, and parallel sessions, where established as well as emerging scholars will present research papers.

Programme

We will provide further information about conference scheduling and events, including a draft schedule, in late January 2023.

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