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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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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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Monetary Policy Implementation at Different Stages of Market Development

Laurens, Bernard - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The most salient trend in monetary policy over the past two decades has been increasing reliance on money market operations, which reflects the belief that allowing market forces to allocate financial resources brings about increased economic efficiency and growth. However, small economies and...

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Central Bank Autonomy; Lessons From Global Trends

Laurens, Bernard; Sommer, Martin; Arnone, Marco; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

We calculate indexes of central bank autonomy (CBA) for 163 central banks as of end-2003, and comparable indexes for a subgroup of 68 central banks as of the end of the 1980s. The results confirm strong improvements in both economic and political CBA over the past couple of decades, although...

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China; Strengthening Monetary Policy Implementation

Laurens, Bernard; Maino, Rodolfo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

The People's Bank of China (PBC) has made great strides in modernizing its monetary policy frameworks but their effectiveness will diminish as the sophistication of the economy increases. Empirical evidence supports maintaining a reference to money in China's monetary strategy and enhancing the...

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The Measurement of Central Bank Autonomy; Survey of Models, Indicators, and Empirical Evidence

Laurens, Bernard; Arnone, Marco; Segalotto, Jean-François - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper presents a survey of the literature on the measurement of central bank autonomy. We distinguish inputs that constitute the building blocks in the literature, and the literature that builds on them. Issues including sensitivity analysis, robustness, and endogeneity are discussed. The...

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Requirements for Using Interest Rates As An Operating Target for Monetary Policy:The Case of Tunisia

Durré, Alain; Laurens, Bernard; Chailloux, Alexandre - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper discusses the use of interest rates as the operating target for monetary policy in Tunisia and the roadmap for establishing the other building blocks of an inflation targeting framework. It argues that strengthening the effectiveness of the current monetary policy framework will...

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