Schäfer, Dorothea; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
-out unit, a so-called bad bank. The key element of the plan is the valuation of troubled assets at their current market value … recapitalize the good bank by taking an equity stake in it. In extreme cases, this would mean a takeover of the bank by the …. A clear emphasis that the government stake is temporary would also be necessary. The government would cover the bad bank …