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-the-counter markets for liquidity in Germany: the interbank market for credit and for derivatives. We use end-of-quarter data from the …
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less at the short end as compared to longer maturities in times of crisis. A liquidity stress factor included in the macro …
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Carrying out interbank contagion simulations for the German banking sector for the period from the first quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2011, we obtain the following results: (i) The system becomes less vulnerable to direct interbank contagion over time. (ii) The loss distribution for...
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Recent empirical studies criticize the sluggish financial integration in the euro area and find that only interbank money markets are fully integrated so far. This paper studies the optimal regional and/or sectoral integration of financial systems given that integration is restricted to the...
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characteristics of the individual banks into account. In particular, we consider variable that capture the different use of liquidity … and the different attitude towards liquidity risk of the individual banks. It turns out that these characteristics are … the way liquidity risk is managed in the banking sctor. …
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secured interbank market is an optimal risk-sharing device when banks report liquidity needs truthfully. It allows … diversification without the risk of cross-regional financial contagion. However, free-riding on the liquidity provision in this market …
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Credit risk associated with interbank lending may lead to domino effects, where the failure of one bank results in the failure of other banks not directly affected by the initial shock. Recent work in economic theory shows that this risk of contagion depends on the precise pattern of interbank...
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This paper studies the implications of cross-border financial integration for financial stability when banks' loan portfolios adjust endogenously. Banks can be subject to sectoral and aggregate domestic shocks. After integration they can share these risks in a complete interbank market. When...
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This paper presents empirical evidence on the behaviour of interbank lending in Germany after a monetary policy impulse. Our VAR analysis shows that following a monetary contraction, the banking system as a whole attracts additional funds from foreign banks. Whereas small cooperative and savings...
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While net settlement systems make more efficient use of liquidity than gross settlement systems, they are known to … settlement systems coexist? Do liquidity shortages induce banks to settle more transactions in net settlement system, thereby … risks are high, increasing the need for liquidity and the money market rate but reducing overall systemic risk? This paper …
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