Optimal Debt Policy Under Asymmetric Risk /

In the paper we show that, most of the time, smooth reduction in the debt ratio is optimal for tax-smoothing purposes when fiscal risks are asymmetric, with large debt-augmenting shocks more likely than commensurate debt reducing shocks. Asymmetric risks are a feature of 200 years of data for the U....

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Autor principal: Escolano, Julio
Otros Autores: Gaspar, Vitor
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/178
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF