Endogenous trading constraints with incomplete asset markets
This paper endogenizes the borrowing constraints on capital in a production economy with incomplete markets. We find that these limits get looser with income, a property that is consistent with US data on credit limits. The framework with endogenous limits is then used to study the effects of a revenue neutral tax reform that eliminates capital income taxes. Our results illustrate that it is very important to take into account the effects of tax policies on the limits. Throughout the transition, these effects can be big enough to change the overall conclusion about the desirability of a tax reform.
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2010
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Authors: | Ábrahám, Árpád ; Cárceles-Poveda, Eva |
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Journal of Economic Theory. - Elsevier, ISSN 0022-0531. - Vol. 145.2010, 3, p. 974-1004
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Endogenous borrowing constraints Incomplete markets Production Tax reform |
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