Sustainable Plans and Mutual Default /

This paper presents a model of optimal taxation in which both private agents and the government can default on their debt. We first consider Ramsey equilibria in which the government can precommit to its policies but in which private agents can default. We then consider sustainable equilibria in whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chari, V.
Other Authors: Kehoe, Patrick
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/022
Online Access:Full text available on IMF