Two other papers focus specifically on building sovereign debt datasets. Jeanne and Guscina (2006) collected data on emerging economy public debt, with details on the jurisdiction of issuance, maturity, currency, and indexation. The data cover 19 emerging economies during 1980–2002 and were compiled mainly from official publications, supplemented by information from questionnaires to country authorities and IMF data. Cowan, Levy-Yeyati, Panizza, and Sturzenegger (2006) constructed a database to highlight trends in the level and composition of public debt in the Americas, while analyzing debt dollarization. Their data cover 29 countries in the region, and for comparison, three economies from.
