Many assets derive their value not only from future cash flows but also from their ability to serve as collateral. In … this paper, we investigate this collateral value and its impact on asset returns in an infinite-horizon general equilibrium … model with heterogeneous agents facing collateral constraints for borrowing. We document that borrowing against collateral …

between borrowers and lenders, we quantify the value of using patents as collateral with regard to capital access. Although … patent collateral and access to capital. We make use of mandatory collateral registry data in Sweden and the Netherlands to …-in-difference regressions on firms' debt allows deducting treatment effects of using patents as collateral. We find that patent pledging enables …

. This collateral framework shock added loans to non-domestic euro area firms to the pool of eligible assets. Using loan …How does a shock to the liquidity of bank assets affect credit supply, cross-border lending, and real activity at the … firm level? We exploit that, in 2007, the European Central Bank replaced national collateral frameworks by a single list …