Document Type
Discussion Paper
Publication Date
7-1-2004
CFDP Number
1468R
CFDP Revision Date
2006-08-01
CFDP Pages
31
Abstract
We show that very little is needed to create liquidity under-supply in equilibrium. Credit constraints on demand by themselves can cause an under-supply of liquidity, without the uncertainty, intermediation, asymmetric information or complicated international financial framework used in other models in the literature. We show that the under-supply is a non-monotone function of the demand distortion that causes it, a result that may have interesting implications for emerging markets economies. Finally, when we make the credit constraint endogenous, the inefficiency can be large due to the presence of a multiplier.
Recommended Citation
Fostel, Ana and Geanakoplos, John, "Collateral Restrictions and Liquidity Under-Supply: A Simple Model" (2004). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 1747.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/1747