A note on optimal fiscal policy in an economy with private borrowing limits
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We consider the implications for optimal fiscal policy when taxes are non-distortionary and households are heterogeneous and borrowing constrained. The main result is that optimal policy keeps some households borrowing constrained in order to reduce interest rates on government debt. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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