Costs and benefits of financial regulation: Short-selling bans and transaction taxes

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Banking & Finance
Year: 2015
Volume: 51
Issue: C
Pages: 103-118

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

We quantify the effects of financial regulation in an equilibrium model with delegated portfolio management. Fund managers trade stocks and bonds in an order-driven market, subject to transaction taxes and constraints on short-selling and leverage. Results are obtained on the equilibrium properties of portfolio choice, trading activity, market quality and price dynamics under the different regulations. We find that these measures are neither as beneficial as some politicians believe nor as damaging as many practitioners fear.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jbfina:v:51:y:2015:i:c:p:103-118
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25