The use of standard contracts is usually explained by generic transaction costs. In a model where more resourceful parties can distort enforcement, we show that standard contracts reduce enforcement distortions by simplifying judicial interpretation of preset terms, training judges on a subset...

We analyze how a wealth shift to emerging countries may lead to instability in developed countries. Investors exposed to expropriation risk are willing to pay a safety premium to invest in countries with good property rights. Domestic intermediaries compete for such cheap funding by carving out...

This paper discusses liquidity regulation when short-term funding enables credit growth but generates negative systemic risk externalities. It focuses on the relative merit of price versus quantity rules, showing how they target different incentives for risk creation. When banks differ in credit...