Capital Flows with Debt- and Equity-Financed Investment-Equilibrium Structure and Efficiency Implications /

This paper distinguishes between debt and equity flows in the presence of information asymmetry between the firm's 'insiders' and 'outsiders' in a small open economy. It shows the inadequacy of capital investment because its scope is too narrow and the investment each firm m...

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Main Author: Razin, Assaf
Other Authors: Sadka, Efraim, Yuen, Chi-Wa
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/159
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This paper distinguishes between debt and equity flows in the presence of information asymmetry between the firm's 'insiders' and 'outsiders' in a small open economy. It shows the inadequacy of capital investment because its scope is too narrow and the investment each firm makes is too little. An unconventional policy tool is proposed to correct the market failure: lump-sum subsidies to firms that choose to equity-finance their investments.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (21 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1018-5941
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