, which enables increased leverage and investment. In the absence of frictions in the securitization process, we show that the … be constrained inefficient due to the existence of a pecuniary externality that can result in over or under-investment …. We examine policies to correct over-investment and find that a leverage ratio restriction generates a Pareto improvement …

The paper develops a model of firm's investment under uncertainty with financial market imperfections and analyzes the … effects of financial constraints on firm's investment. Firm's investment is an increasing function of the firm's marginal q …, however the investment function is characterized by an upper bound that depends on the firm's borrowing capabilities. The firm …