Amortization Requirements May Increase Household Debt : A Simple Example /

Debt amortization requirements have been suggested as a way to reduce household indebtedness. However, a closer look reveals that amortization requirements may create incentives for both borrowers and lenders to borrow and lend more rather than less. Suppose that a household plans to finance a given...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Svensson, Lars
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/083
Online Access:Full text available on IMF