Matta, Rafael; Perotti, Enrico C. - 2016 - This Draft: October 18, 2016
Can the risk of losses upon premature liquidation produce bank runs? We show how a unique run equilibrium driven by … asset liquidity risk arises even under minimal fundamental risk. To study the role of illiquidity we introduce realistic … not available in a run, asset liquidity risk has a concave effect on run incentives, quite unlike fundamental risk. Runs …