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

University of Konstanz Discussion Paper No. 04/06

32 Pages Posted: 3 Nov 2004

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Markus Haberer

University of Konstanz - Department of Economics

Date Written: April 2004

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

JEL Classification: G15, G18, H20

Suggested Citation

Haberer, Markus, Might a Securities Transactions Tax Mitigate Excess Volatility? Some Evidence from the Literature (April 2004). University of Konstanz Discussion Paper No. 04/06, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=572023 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.572023

Markus Haberer (Contact Author)

University of Konstanz - Department of Economics ( email )

Konstanz, D-78457
Germany

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