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Liquidity and Inefficient Investment

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  • Hart, Oliver
  • Zingales, Luigi

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We study the role of fiscal policy in a complete markets model where the only friction is the non-pledgeability of human capital. We show that the competitive equilibrium is constrained inefficient, leading to too little risky investment. We also show that fiscal policy following a large negative shock can increase ex ante welfare. Finally, we show that if the government cannot commit to the promised level of fiscal intervention, the ex post optimal fiscal policy will be too small from an ex ante perspective.

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  • Hart, Oliver & Zingales, Luigi, 2013. "Liquidity and Inefficient Investment," CEPR Discussion Papers 9537, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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    Keywords

    Aggregate shocks; Fiscal policy; Liquidity; Nonpledgeability; Pecuniary externalities;
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    JEL classification:

    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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