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Wealth transfers and the role of collateral when lifetimes are uncertain

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Abdelkrim Seghir () (American University of Beirut, Economics Department)
Juan Pablo Torres-Martinez () (Department of Economics PUC-Rio)

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We develop a general equilibrium model of wealth transfers in the presence of uncertain lifetimes and default. Without introducing exogenous debt constraints, agents are allowed to make collateral-backed promises at any state of their life span.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) in its series Textos para discussão with number 527.

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Keywords: Uncertain lifetimes; Collateralized Assets; Donations; Wills.;

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D52 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Incomplete Markets
D91 - Microeconomics - - Intertemporal Choice and Growth - - - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving

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