in modern monetary and financial systems, namely central bank collateral frameworks. Their importance can be understood …, not defined in a market, but by the collateral frameworks and interest rate policies of central banks. Using the … collateral framework of the Eurosystem as a basis of illustration and case study, the paper brings to light the functioning …

rejects marginally profitable projects. Collateral mitigates this inefficiency by 'flattening' the local lender’s payoff …-à-vis transaction lenders lead to higher collateral requirements, thus strengthening the role of collateral in local lending …

dataset of US firms from 1990 to 2010, we show that property, plant and equipment are important drivers of the collateral … channel, while inventories and receivables are less important. The collateral channel is more pronounced for firms that have … the financial crisis. Our study provides new evidence on the cross-sectional and time-varying importance of the collateral …

This paper aims to investigate the determinants of collateral requirements for loans that are extended to small and … important than country-specific variables in determining collateral requirements on loan contracts. The strongest evidence in … our paper emphasises the importance of borrower risk and loan cost in collateral determinants. …