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Do lending relationships mitigate credit rationing? Does securitization influence the impact of lending relationships … securitization activities relaxes credit constraints in normal periods; however, it also increases credit rationing during crisis … periods. Finally, we study the impact of different types of securitization – covered bonds and mortgage-backed securities (MBS …
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Abstract: Shocks to bank lending, risk-taking and securitization activities that are orthogonal to real economy and … the type of shock. Expansionary securitization shocks lead to a permanent rise in real GDP and a fall in inflation. Bank … using a model of bank risk-taking and securitization. …
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more securitization at banks that are constrained in funding markets, while it did not affect securitization at … unconstrained banks. This is consistent with prior theory suggesting that the tax effects of securitization depend on the extent to …' securitization decisions and therefore proposals of new taxes on bank profi ts are inappropriate. …
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We show that the diversification of risks at financial institutions has unwelcome effects by increasing the likelihood of systems crises.As a result, complete diversification is not warranted adn the optimal degree of diversification is arbitrarily low.We also identify externalities that cause...
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This paper constructs a macro-finance model with two types of borrowers: entrepreneurs who engage in productive activities and gamblers who play in lotteries. It links a central bank's interest rate policy to expected cash ows of both types of borrowers. Via this link we study how the...
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This paper studies how the exposure of a country's corporate sector to interest rate and exchange rate changes affects the probability of a currency crisis.To analyze this question, we present a model that defines currency crisis as situations in which the costs of maintaining a fixed exchange...
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Since the recent financial crisis, both the Russian business community and foreign investors have started to make more and more use of ratings of the reliability of Russian banks, i.e., their ability to meet interest and repayment commitments to the investors.In response to this, the number of...
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This paper presents evidence of banks using accounting discretion to overstate the value of distressed assets. In particular, we show that the stock market applies far greater discounts to a bank’s real estate loans and mortgage-backed securities than are implicit in the book values of these...
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