Giordana, Gastón Andrés; Schumacher, Ingmar - Central Bank of Luxembourg - 2011
the period 2003 Q1 to 2010 Q1. We discuss the mechanics behind the leverage cycle in Luxembourg?s banks and show that … these banks predominantly adjust leverage by changing both loans and deposits. One of our findings is that Luxembourg …?s banks have a procyclical leverage. This procyclicality is not due to marking-to-market but because Luxembourg?s banks are …