Showing 1 - 10 of 6,333
This paper analyzes the timing, pace and efficiency of the on- going job reallocation that results from product and … policies can restore economic efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139984
This paper revisits the classic argument that a system of local governments financing public service provision via property taxes will produce an efficient allocation of both housing and services if communities can implement zoning ordinances. The novel feature of the analysis is a dynamic model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123687
We develop a dynamic model of trading and investment with limited aggregate resources to study investment cycles. Unverifiable idiosyncratic investment opportunities imply market prices to play a role of rent distribution, distorting private investment incentives from a social point of view....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103789
efficiency of collaboration and the credit allocation that arises after the completion of collaborative work. In this paper, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013064160
Financial regulation is often framed as a question of economic efficiency. This paper, by contrast, puts the … levels of welfare for the two parties. A regulator has to trade off efficiency in the financial sector, which is aided by … deregulation, against efficiency in the real economy, which is aided by tighter regulation and a more stable supply of credit. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073879
costly, and managers charge an endogenous fee. The efficiency of asset prices is linked to the efficiency of the asset …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015107
-standard-deviation increase in the efficiency of bankruptcy is associated with an increase in the stock of corporate bonds equal to 5% of firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013076562
We analyze government interventions to recapitalize a banking sector that restricts lending to firms because of debt overhang. We find that the efficient recapitalization program injects capital against preferred stock plus warrants and conditions implementation on sufficient bank participation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013160157
This paper examines the efficiency and equity implications of alternative health care system financing strategies …. Using data across the OECD, I find that almost all financing choices are compatible with efficiency in the delivery of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772354
This paper argues that pensions are used as severance pay devices in an efficient compensation scheme. The major points of the study are: (1) Severance pay, which takes the form of higher pension values for early retirement, is widespread. (2) A major reason for the existence of pensions is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012774608