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Aggregate Implications of Deviations from Modigliani-Miller: A Sufficient Statistics Approach

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A few sufficient statistics can identify the aggregate effects of distortions to firm investment in a class of general equilibrium models that can accommodate rich general equilibrium effects including endogenous firm entry. This result does not depend on the microfoundation of the distortion; one can generate inferences about aggregate effects that apply for multiple microfoundations or in cases where a fully specified model is difficult to solve. To demonstrate the relevance of themethodology, we use it to quantify the aggregate consequences of costly external equity financing and a manager-shareholder friction, relying on estimates from the corporate finance literature to identify the sufficient statistics. The results elucidate differences between partial and general equilibrium findings and demonstrate how labor supply elasticities, complementarities in production, and firm entry interact with the different firm-level distortions.

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  • Robert J. Kurtzman & David Zeke, 2023. "Aggregate Implications of Deviations from Modigliani-Miller: A Sufficient Statistics Approach," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2023-045, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedgfe:2023-45
    DOI: 10.17016/FEDS.2023.045
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    Keywords

    Heterogeneous firms; General equilibrium; Firm entry; Agency costs; Costly external finance; Sufficient statistics;
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    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E23 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Production
    • G39 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Other

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