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in 2017, there was no commensurate shrinkage of these claims on liquidity. Consequently, the financial sector was left … more sensitive to potential liquidity shocks, with weaker-capitalized banks most exposed. This necessitated Fed liquidity … provision in September 2019 and again in March 2020. Liquidity-risk-exposed banks suffered the most drawdowns and the largest …
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This paper provides quantitative evidence on interbank transmission of financial distress in the Panic of 1907 and ensuing recession. Originating in New York City, the panic led to payment suspensions and emergency currency issuance in many cities. Data on the universe of interbank connections...
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This paper develops a control-function methodology accounting for endogenous or mismeasured regressors in hazard models. I provide sufficient identifying assumptions and regularity conditions for the estimator to be consistent and asymptotically normal. Applying my estimator to the subprime...
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During the Progressive Era (1900-29), economic growth was rapid but volatile. Boom and busts witnessed the formation and failure of tens of thousands of firms and thousands of banks. This essay uses new data and methods to identify causal links between failures of banks and bankruptcies of...
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banks offer customers. We find that depositors pay a significant cost for the liquidity provided by bank deposits. This cost … liquidity and Treasury liquidity as perfect substitutes. The results have important implications about the role of deposit …
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The lack of universal deposit insurance coverage can create liquidity risk during financial crises. This aspect of …-ideal environment to identify this competitive liquidity risk during a crisis. We find that banks that operated nearby a post office …
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The massive rise in U.S. stockholding during the early twentieth century resulted in the deepening of securities markets, the spread of investment banks, and the expansion of publicly held corporations. This paper makes use of a unique panel database of South Dakota bank stockholders from...
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diversify away local liquidity shortfalls, allowing it to maintain 49 percent higher credit growth from 1929 to 1933 than …
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This chapter provides an overview of the federal funds market and how the equilibrium federal fund rate is determined. I devote particular attention to comparing and contrasting the federal funds market before and after 2008, since there were several dramatic changes around that time that...
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reserves, which are also claims on liquidity. In ordinary times, when these claims are not called on, central bank balance … sheet expansion will typically enhance the net availability of liquidity to the system. However, in times of stress when … these offsetting claims on liquidity are exercised, the demand for liquidity can be significantly more. Furthermore, liquid …
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