Financial Destabilization

Ken-ichi Hashimoto, Ryonghun Im (), Takuma Kunieda and Akihisa Shibata
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Ryonghun Im: Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University

No 225, Discussion Paper Series from School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

Abstract: This paper uses a dynamic general equilibrium model to examine whether financial innovations destabilize an economy. Applying a neoclassical production function, we demonstrate that as financial frictions are mitigated, the economy loses stability and a flip bifurcation occurs at a certain level of financial frictions under an empirically plausible elasticity of substitution between capital and labor. Furthermore, the amplitude of fluctuations increases as financial frictions are mitigated and is maximized when the financial market approaches perfection. These outcomes imply that financial innovations are likely to destabilize an economy.

Keywords: Financial innovations; endogenous business cycles; financial destabilization; heterogeneous agents. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E13 E32 E44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2021-02
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