We characterize the solution to a model of consumption smoothing using financing under non-commitment and savings. We show that, under certain conditions, these two different instruments complement each other perfectly. If the rate of time preference is equal to the interest rate on savings,...

The Paper Has Two Major Parts. the First Part Focuses on the Theoretical Properties of a General Equilibrium Asset Price Model Describing an Economy with Actual Output Stochastically Generated by a Markovian Latent Process of Technolgical Shocks. with a Concealed State Space Economy, Agents Make...