Social risk, fiscal risk, and the portfolio of government programs

We develop a model of government portfolio choice in which the government chooses the scale of risky projects in the presence of market failures and tax distortions. These frictions motivate the government to manage social risk and .scal risk. Social risk management favors programs that ameliorate m...

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Main Authors: Hanson, S.G (Author), Scharfstein, D.S (Author), Sunderam, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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