Dam, Kaniska; Escrihuela-Villar, Marc; Sánchez-Pagés, … - Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) - 2008
We analyse risk-taking behaviour of banks in the context of spatial competition. Banks mobilise unsecured deposits by offering deposit rates, which they invest either in a prudent or a gambling asset. Limited liability along with high return of a successful gamble induce moral hazard at the bank...