We study the optimal loan-to-value (LTV) ratio in a monetary general equilibrium model with heterogeneous agents, collateral default, production and a banking sector. We find that the welfare of the debtor is not monotonically increasing in the LTV ratio, i.e. tighter financing constraints can...

This paper provides a quantitative metric for financial stability of Korean commercial banking system based on the Tsomocos (J Math Econ 39(5–6):619–655, <CitationRef CitationID="CR32">2003</CitationRef>) model, for which we use market data as proxies for probabilities of default and equity valuation of the banking sector. We estimate...</citationref>