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Liquidity and Transparency in Bank Risk Management

Ratnovski, Lev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

accumulate a buffer of liquid assets, or strengthen transparency to communicate solvency. While a liquidity buffer provides … bank may choose insufficient liquidity buffers and transparency. The regulatory response is constained: while liquidity … buffers can be imposed, transparency is not verifiable. Moreover, liquidity requirements can compromise banks' transparency …

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Externalities and Macroprudential Policy

Nicoló, Gianni De; Favara, Giovanni; Ratnovski, Lev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This note overviews macroprudential policy options that have been proposed to address the systemic risks experienced during the recent financial crisis. It contributes to the policy debate by providing a taxonomy of macroprudential policies in terms of the specific negative externalities in the...

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Shadow Banking; Economics and Policy

Claessens, Stijn; Ratnovski, Lev; Singh, Manmohan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This note outlines the basic economics of the shadow banking system, highlights (systemic) risks related to it, and suggests implications for measurement and regulatory approaches.

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Lessons and Policy Implications From the Global Financial Crisis

Claessens, Stijn; Laeven, Luc; Igan, Deniz; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

The ongoing global financial crisis is rooted in a combination of factors common to previous financial crises and some new factors. The crisis has brought to light a number of deficiencies in financial regulation and architecture, particularly in the treatment of systemically important financial...

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Rethinking Macro Policy II; Getting Granular

Blanchard, Olivier J.; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Mauro, Paolo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

This note explores how the economic thinking about macroeconomic management has evolved since the crisis began. It discusses developments in monetary policy, including unconventional measures; the challenges associated with increased public debt; and the policy potential, risks, and...

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Early Birds, Late Risers, and Sleeping Beauties; Bank Credit Growth to the Private Sector in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Balkans

Hollar, Ivanna Vladkova; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Following a period of privatization and restructuring, commercial banks in Central and Eastern Europe and, more recently, in the Balkans have rapidly expanded their lending to the private sector. This paper describes the causes of this expansion, assesses future trends, and evaluates its policy...

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Global Liquidity and Drivers of Cross-Border Bank Flows

Cerutti, Eugenio; Claessens, Stijn; Ratnovski, Lev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

This paper provides a definition of global liquidity consistent with its meaning as the â€œease of financingâ€ in … also the cyclical impact of global liquidity, with sensitivities of flows to banks decreasing with stronger macroeconomic …

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Bailouts and Systemic Insurance

Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Ratnovski, Lev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

We revisit the link between bailouts and bank risk taking. The expectation of government support to failing banks creates moral hazard—increases bank risk taking. However, when a bank’s success depends on both its effort and the overall stability of the banking system, a government’s...

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Reaping the Benefits of Financial Globalization

Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Mauro, Paolo; Faria, André; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Financial globalization has increased dramatically over the past three decades, particularly for advanced economies, while emerging market and developing countries experienced more moderate increases. Divergences across countries stem from different capital control regimes, and factors such as...

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Why Are Canadian Banks More Resilient?

Huang, Rocco; Ratnovski, Lev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper explores factors behind Canadian banks' relative resilience in the ongoing credit turmoil. We identify two main causes: a higher share of depository funding (vs. wholesale funding) in liabilities, and a number of regulatory and structural factors in the Canadian market that reduced...

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