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On the Amplification Role of Collateral Constraints

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  • Caterina Mendicino

    (Banco de Portugal, Research Department.)

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This paper explores the role of inefficiencies in the debt enforcement procedures for the amplification of productivity and credit market shocks. We argue that the magnitude of amplification crucially depends on the fraction of the asset used as a collateral in the credit market.

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  • Caterina Mendicino, 2009. "On the Amplification Role of Collateral Constraints," 2009 Meeting Papers 1013, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E30 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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