Voluntary Debt Reduction : Incentives and Welfare.

In an economy with a debt overhang, investment depends on expected tax rates. On the other hand, expected tax rates depend on the debt's face value. Therefore investment depends on the face value of debt. I show that this may lead to a positive or negative association between debt and investmen...

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Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/084
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF