17 advanced economies since 1870. The new data show that the share of mortgages on banks' balance sheets doubled in the … course of the 20th century, driven by a sharp rise of mortgage lending to households. Household debt to asset ratios have … risen substantially in many countries. Financial stability risks have been increasingly linked to real estate lending booms …

banks during the slump of the real economy that followed the financial crisis. In particular, we seek to quantify the …

which regularly queries the firms' assessment of the current willingness of banks to extend credit we estimate the … business expectations. After controlling for the banks' refinancing costs, which are also likely to affect the supply of loans …

which regularly queries the firms’ assessment of the current willingness of banks to extend credit we estimate the … business expectations. After controlling for the banks’ refinancing costs, which are also likely to affect the supply of loans …

This paper seeks to understand the interplay between banks, bank regulation, sovereign default risk and central bank … guarantees in a monetary union. I assume that banks can use sovereign bonds for repurchase agreements with a common central bank …, and that their sovereign partially backs up any losses, should the banks not be able to repurchase the bonds. I argue that …

This paper seeks to understand the interplay between banks, bank regulation, sovereign default risk and central bank … guarantees in a monetary union. I assume that banks can use sovereign bonds for repurchase agreements with a common central bank …, and that their sovereign partially backs up any losses, should the banks not be able to repurchase the bonds. I argue that …

17 advanced economies since 1870. The new data show that the share of mortgages on banks’ balance sheets doubled in the … course of the 20th century, driven by a sharp rise of mortgage lending to households. Household debt to asset ratios have … risen substantially in many countries. Financial stability risks have been increasingly linked to real estate lending booms …

The current financial crisis has sparked intense debate about how weak banks should be resolved. Despite international …