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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Співавтор: International Monetary Fund
Формат: Журнал
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Серія:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/098
Онлайн доступ:Full text available on IMF