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The Macroeconomic Consequences of Capital Constraints

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  • Daniele Caratelli
  • Jacob Lockwood
  • Robert Mann
  • Kevin Zhao

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Countercyclical capital constraints allow banks to provide additional credit to consumers during recessions, smoothing consumption volatility (Working Paper no. 26-01).

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  • Daniele Caratelli & Jacob Lockwood & Robert Mann & Kevin Zhao, 2026. "The Macroeconomic Consequences of Capital Constraints," Working Papers 26-01, Office of Financial Research, US Department of the Treasury.
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