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Policies for Macrofinancial Stability; How to Deal with Credit Booms

Bakker, Bas B.; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Laeven, Luc; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This note explores the costs and benefits of different policy options to reduce the risks associated with credit booms, drawing upon several country experiences and the findings from econometric analysis.

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Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?

Cosimano, Thomas F.; Chami, Ralph; Barajas, Adolfo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

Drawing from a unique data set comprising 2,893 banks and 152 countries over the period 1987 to 2000, we test whether the adoption of the Basel Accord by Latin American and Caribbean countries was responsible for the serious slowdowns in credit growth experienced by these countries. We find...

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Monetary Policy with a touch of Basel

Chami, Ralph; Cosimano, Thomas F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

The typical portrait of monetary policy has the banks and the money supply being manipulated through changes in bank reserves. However, with only a small portion of bank deposits now subject to reserve requirements, an alternative explanation of how monetary policy influences banks is needed....

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The Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification; Evidence From U.S. Banks

Laeven, Luc; Goetz, Martin R.; Levine, Ross - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This paper assesses the impact of the geographic diversification of bank holding company (BHC) assets across the United States on their market valuations. Using two novel identification strategies based on the dynamic process of interstate bank deregulation, we find that exogenous increases in...

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Accounting Discretion of Banks During a Financial Crisis

Laeven, Luc; Huizinga, Harry - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper shows that banks use accounting discretion to overstate the value of distressed assets. Banks' balance sheets overvalue real estate-related assets compared to the market value of these assets, especially during the U.S. mortgage crisis. Share prices of banks with large exposure to...

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U.S. Bank Behavior in the Wake of the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis

Hakura, Dalia; Chami, Ralph; Cosimano, Thomas F.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

The paper examines the slowdown of lending by large U.S. banks over the period 2007Q3 - 2009Q2, focusing on: (i) whether capital or liquidity was the binding constraint; (ii) factors influencing banksâ€™ decision to hold capital; and (iii) their pricing behavior. Using quarterly data for...

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Resolution of Banking Crises; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Laeven, Luc; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper presents a new database of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2009. While there are many …

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The Use of Blanket Guarantees in Banking Crises

Laeven, Luc; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

In episodes of significant banking distress or perceived systemic risk to the financial system, policymakers have often … restructuring programs and may increase moral hazard going forward. Using a sample of 42 episodes of banking crises, this paper …

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Systemic Banking Crises; A New Database

Valencia, Fabian; Laeven, Luc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper presents a new database on the timing of systemic banking crises and policy responses to resolve them. The … database covers the universe of systemic banking crises for the period 1970-2007, with detailed data on crisis containment and …. The database extends and builds on the Caprio, Klingebiel, Laeven, and Noguera (2005) banking crisis database, and is the …

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Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update

Valencia, Fabian; Laeven, Luc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

We update the widely used banking crises database by Laeven and Valencia (2008, 2010) with new information on recent … banking, currency, and sovereign debt crises during the period 1970-2011. The data show some striking differences in policy …

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