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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Hovedforfatter: Chari, V.
Andre forfattere: Kehoe, Patrick
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/022
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF
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