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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Соавтор: International Monetary Fund
Формат: Журнал
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Серии:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/098
Online-ссылка:Full text available on IMF