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Bubbles and Credit Constraints

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  • Jianjun Miao

    () (Department of Economics, Boston University, CEMA, Central University of Finance and Economics, and AFR, Zhejiang University)

  • PENGFEI WANG

    () (Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, ClearWater Bay, Hong Kong.)

Abstract

We provide an infinite-horizon model of a production economy with credit-driven stock- price bubbles, in which firms meet stochastic investment opportunities and face credit constraints. Capital is not only an input for production, but also serves as collateral. We show that bubbles on this reproducible asset may arise, which relax collateral constraints and improve investment efficiency. The collapse of bubbles leads to a recession and a stock market crash. We show that there is a credit policy that can eliminate the bubble on firm assets and can achieve the efficient allocation.

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Paper provided by Boston University - Department of Economics in its series Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series with number WP2011-031.

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Length: 53 pages
Date of creation: Jan 2011
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Handle: RePEc:bos:wpaper:wp2011-031

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Keywords: Credit-driven bubbles; Collateral Constraints; Credit Policy; Asset Price; Arbitrage; Q Theory; Liquidity; Multiple Equilibria;

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Cited by:
  1. Hirano, Tomohiro & Inaba, Masaru, 2010. "Asset Price Bubbles in the Kiyotaki-Moore Model," MPRA Paper 36632, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  2. Jianjun Miao & PENGFEI WANG, 2011. "Bubbles and Total Factor Productivity," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2011-030, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  3. Jianjun Miao & PENGFEI WANG & Lifang Xu, 2012. "Stock Market Bubbles and Unemployment," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2012-011, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  4. Christopher L. Foote & Kristopher S. Gerardi & Paul S. Willen, 2012. "Why Did So Many People Make So Many Ex Post Bad Decisions? The Causes of the Foreclosure Crisis," NBER Working Papers 18082, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Kunieda, Takuma & Shibata, Akihisa, 2012. "Asset bubbles, economic growth, and a self-fulfilling financial crisis: a dynamic general equilibrium model of infinitely lived heterogeneous agents," MPRA Paper 37309, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  6. Jianjun Miao & PENGFEI WANG, 2012. "Banking Bubbles and Financial Crisis," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2012-010, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  7. Jianjun Miao & PENGFEI WANG, 2011. "Bubbles and Credit Constraints," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2011-031, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  8. Jianjun Miao & PENGFEI WANG, 2011. "Sectoral Bubbles and Endogenous Growth," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2011-032, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  9. Tomohiro Hirano & Noriyuki Yanagawa, 2012. "Asset Bubbles and Bailout," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-838, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
    • Tomohiro Hirano & Masaru Inaba & Noriyuki Yanagawa, 2012. "Asset Bubbles and Bailouts," CARF F-Series CARF-F-268, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo.

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