Abstract

In this paper, we describe the properties of the optimal allocation of consumption in a world with moral hazard and hidden borrowng and lending. We discuss how and under what conditions the efficient allocation can be distinguished from that of the permanent income (self-insurance) model. We also compare our allocation with the complete markets (full information) case, and with the standard moral hazard model with monitorable and fully contractible asset holdings.

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