# Prof. Nouriel Roubini on borrowing costs in Italy

1 Faculty News February 27, 2013 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg TV](http://www.bloomberg.com/video/nouriel-roubini-on-italy-euro-expansion-bulgaria-bgzFCQkBQYCv7FsGGvBzBg.html) -- "A minority government or an unstable government until there are new elections a few months from now means that investors might short Italian debt, spreads may keep rising and the shield that’s supposed to be there isn’t there."

[Watch the video](http://www.bloomberg.com/video/nouriel-roubini-on-italy-euro-expansion-bulgaria-bgzFCQkBQYCv7FsGGvBzBg.html)

Additional coverage appeared on [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-26/italy-tests-market-with-bond-sale-amid-vote-deadlock-concern.html) and [Bloomberg BusinessWeek](http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-02-26/austerity-policies-toppled-bulgaria-cabinet-roubini-says).