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The Role of Fiscal Policy in an Incomplete Markets Framework

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A general-equilibrium model is developed to highlight the link between neo-Keynesian models of unemployment and recent results on the constrained sub-optimality of competitive economies with incomplete asset markets. Although the model deviates from the Arrow-Debreu paradigm only by the absence of some contingent claims, the competitive equilibrium exhibits under-employment and balanced-budget fiscal policies have Keynesian effects which are Pareto improving.

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  • Charles P. Thomas, 1995. "The Role of Fiscal Policy in an Incomplete Markets Framework," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 62(3), pages 449-468.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:restud:v:62:y:1995:i:3:p:449-468.
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