Episode 2. After default comes litigation: Argentina, 2001-2016

In 2001 Argentina defaulted on $100 billion in bonds. The subsequent debt restructuring and a decade of litigation with holdout creditors show the complex interplay between financial markets, governments, the IMF, the press, and the courts. Join Paola Subacchi and Gregory Makoff as they discuss the economic, legal, political, and institutional questions that arise when a country defaults on its debt.Guest: Gregory Makoff is a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy Schooland an expert on sovereign debt. He is the author of Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring (2024).Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.