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Macroeconomic factors and micro-level bank risk
Buch, Claudia M.; Eickmeier, Sandra; Prieto, Esteban - 2010
The interplay between banks and the macroeconomy is of key importance for financial and economic stability. We analyze this link using a factor-augmented vector autoregressive model (FAVAR) which extends a standard VAR for the U.S. macroeconomy. The model includes GDP growth, inflation, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697445
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The financial system in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland after a decade of transition
Reininger, Thomas; Schardax, Franz; Summer, Martin - 2001
sowie der rechtlichen Regelungen für externe Unternehmensfinanzierung und Bankenaufsicht. Finanzsektoren und -intermediation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011419436
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Financial systems and the role of banks in monetary policy transmission in the euro area
Ehrmann, Michael; Gambacorta, Leonardo; Martínez … - 2001
This paper offers a comprehensive comparison of the structure of banking and financial markets in the euro area. Based on this, several hypotheses about the role of banks in monetary policy transmission are developed. Many of the predictions that have been proposed for the U.S. are deemed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011419463
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The pass-through from market interest rates to bank lending rates in Germany
Weth, Mark A. - 2002
The terms and conditions on which bank loans are made to non-financial firms and households play a key role in the transmission of monetary policy. This paper analyses the relationship between German bank lending rates and both money market and capital market rates in the 1990s. This study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431428
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On the stability of different financial systems
Fecht, Falko - 2003
Anlagemöglichkeiten am Finanzmarkt haben. Ist der Anteil dieser Haushalte vergleichsweise gering, so entsteht ein Finanzsystem, das sich …. Einlageverträge von Banken bieten in diesem Finanzsystem keine Liquiditätsversicherung. Ist hingegen der Anteil der Haushalte mit … wenig effizienten Direktanlagemöglichkeiten vergleichsweise hoch, so bildet sich eine bank-dominiertes Finanzsystem heraus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432080
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Consumption, wealth and business cycles : why is Germany different?
Hamburg, Britta (contributor); Hoffmann, Mathias (contributor) - 2005
We explore the link between international stock market comovement and the degree to which firms operate globally. Using stock returns and balance sheet data for companies in 20 countries, we estimate a factor model that decomposes stock returns into global, country-specific and industry-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002826054