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Credit Constraints and Contract Enforcement

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  • Powers Dennis

    (University of St. Thomas)

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This paper demonstrates that credit constraints can lead to the inability to enforce contracts, thereby creating inefficiency. If time elapses between the contract period and the enforcement period, a credit constrained agent that uses the proceeds of trade to fund consumption faces a greater cost to enforce a contract than an unconstrained agent. This allows the other party to a contract to hold up the credit constrained agent, thereby creating inefficiency. This is demonstrated for two types of enforcement mechanisms; enforcement of a one-time trade via the courts, and enforcement of a long-term trade via a punishment strategy.

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  • Powers Dennis, 2006. "Credit Constraints and Contract Enforcement," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 6(1), pages 1-27, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejeap:v:topics.6:y:2006:i:1:n:6
    DOI: 10.2202/1538-0653.1156
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