Tax Policy, Leverage and Macroeconomic Stability.

Risks to macroeconomic stability posed by excessive private leverage are significantly amplified by tax distortions. 'Debt bias' (tax provisions favoring finance by debt rather than equity) has increased leverage in both the household and corporate sectors, and is now widely recognized as...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2016/070
Online Access:Full text available on IMF