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An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural...
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We analyze the effect of a U.S. subprime mortgage regulation on the availability of mortgagecredit. Due to all subprime mortgage originators being affected by the regulation studied,there is no natural control group. We use a pro t maximization assumption to construct acontrol group. We nd no...
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, while cross-country studies point mostly to a positive relationship between competition and stability in the banking system …. Where liberalization and unfettered competition have resulted in fragility, this has been mostly the consequence of … regulatory and supervisory failures. The advantages of competition for an efficient and inclusive financial system are strong …
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Maintaining sufficient liquidity in the financial system is vital for financial stability. However, since returns on liquid assets are typically low, individual financial institutions may seek to hold fewer such assets, especially if they believe they can rely on other institutions for liquidity...
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"New data reveals that bank distress peaked in New York City, at the center of the United States money market, in July and August 1931, when the banking crisis peaked in Germany and before Britain abandoned the gold standard. This paper tests competing theories about the causes of New York's...
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We investigate the origins and growth of the Financial Stability Mandate (FSM) to examine why bank supervisors, inside and outside of central banks succeeded or failed to meet their FSM. Three issues inform this study: (1) what drives changes in the FSM, (2) whether supervision should be...
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