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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מחבר תאגידי: International Monetary Fund
פורמט: כתב-עת
שפה:English
יצא לאור: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
סדרה:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/098
גישה מקוונת:Full text available on IMF