We consider (possibly non-stationary) economies with endogenous solvency constraints under uncertainty over an infinite horizon, as in Alvarez and Jermann (2000) [5]. A sort of Cass Criterion (Cass, 1972 [10]) completely characterizes constrained inefficiency under the hypothesis of uniform gains from risk-sharing (which is always satisfied in stationary economies when the autarchy is constrained inefficient). Uniform gains from risk-sharing also guarantee a finite value of the intertemporal aggregate endowment at a constrained optimum. Hence, no equilibrium exhibits a null interest rate in the long run. Finally, constrained inefficiency occurs if and only if there exists a feasible redistribution producing a welfare improvement at all contingencies.
Asset prices, Debt Constraints and Inefficiency / Gaetano, Bloise; Reichlin, Pietro. - In: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY. - ISSN 0022-0531. - 146:4(2011), pp. 1520-1546. [10.1016/j.jet.2011.03.007]
Titolo: | Asset prices, Debt Constraints and Inefficiency | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 | |
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Citazione: | Asset prices, Debt Constraints and Inefficiency / Gaetano, Bloise; Reichlin, Pietro. - In: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY. - ISSN 0022-0531. - 146:4(2011), pp. 1520-1546. [10.1016/j.jet.2011.03.007] | |
Abstract: | We consider (possibly non-stationary) economies with endogenous solvency constraints under uncertainty over an infinite horizon, as in Alvarez and Jermann (2000) [5]. A sort of Cass Criterion (Cass, 1972 [10]) completely characterizes constrained inefficiency under the hypothesis of uniform gains from risk-sharing (which is always satisfied in stationary economies when the autarchy is constrained inefficient). Uniform gains from risk-sharing also guarantee a finite value of the intertemporal aggregate endowment at a constrained optimum. Hence, no equilibrium exhibits a null interest rate in the long run. Finally, constrained inefficiency occurs if and only if there exists a feasible redistribution producing a welfare improvement at all contingencies. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11385/7520 | |
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