Soft Budget Constraints, Firm Commitments and the Social Safety Net.

It is shown that the inefficiencies created by the 'soft' budget constraint, enjoyed by enterprises in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, will continue so long as governments are unable credibly to threaten not to bail out loss-makers. Commitment to a 'hard' budget constraint can best...

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Údar corparáideach: International Monetary Fund
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Sraith:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/098
Rochtain ar líne:Full text available on IMF
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520 3 |a It is shown that the inefficiencies created by the 'soft' budget constraint, enjoyed by enterprises in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, will continue so long as governments are unable credibly to threaten not to bail out loss-makers. Commitment to a 'hard' budget constraint can best be achieved by the institution of a suitable social safety net. The burden on the social safety net can be reduced by the (endogenous) development of financial markets. 
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