Might a Securities Transactions Tax Mitigate Excess Volatility? Some Evidence From the Literature

Markus Haberer

No 04/06, CoFE Discussion Papers from University of Konstanz, Center of Finance and Econometrics (CoFE)

Abstract: International financial markets are said to be excessively volatile due to destabilizing speculation and excessive market volume. Transactions taxes might help. From studying the literature we conclude that there must be an optimal market liquidity, which minimizes excess volatility. There are two effects when imposing a transactions tax. Both reduce excess volatility in highly speculative markets when tax rates are small. The total tax effect then is unambiguous. However, in illiquid markets the tax might raise volatility.

Keywords: International Financial Markets; Securities Transactions Tax; Excess Volatility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G18 H20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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