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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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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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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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Why is it so Hard to Finance Budget Deficits? Problems of a Developing Country

Iwata, Shigeru; Feltenstein, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper examines possible ways for a developing country to finance budget deficits from domestic resources. It does so by analyzing Pakistan's National Savings Scheme (NSS). The NSS has a number of unusual attributes, and its impact upon the economy of Pakistan is not clear, but given...

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Can Good Events Lead to Bad Outcomes? Endogenous Banking Crises and Fiscal Policy Responses

Rochon, Céline; Feltenstein, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

In this paper, we study the impact of labor market restructuring and foreign direct investment on the banking sector … and increasing the tax rate on labor. Such policies can prevent banking failures by raising the return to capital. It is …

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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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An Analysis of the Underground Economy and its Macroeconomic Consequences

Dabla-Norris, Era; Feltenstein, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper develops a dynamic computable general equilibrium model in which optimizing agents evade taxes by operating in the underground economy. The cost to firms of evading taxes is that they find themselves subject to credit rationing from banks. Our model simulations show that in the...

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Bank Failures and Fiscal Austerity; Policy Presecriptions for a Developing Country

Feltenstein, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This work employs a dynamic general equilibrium model to evaluate the causes and implications of bank insolvencies. The model is applied to stylized data from several South Asian countries. It derives conclusions about policy instruments designed to alleviate the impact of insolvencies. Firms...

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