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A Financial Systemic Stress Index for Greece
Louzis, Dimitrios P. - 2013
The paper develops a financial systemic stress index (FSSI) for Greece. We present a methodology for constructing and evaluating a systemic stress index which: i) adopts the suggestion of Hollo et al. (2012) [Hollo, Kremer, and Lo Duca (2012) "CISS – A Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013080092
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A financial systemic stress index for Greece
Louzis, Dimitrios; Vouldis, Angelos - 2013
The paper develops a financial systemic stress index (FSSI) for Greece. We present a methodology for constructing and evaluating a systemic stress index which: i) adopts the suggestion of Hollo et al. (2012) [Hollo, Kremer, and Lo Duca (2012) “CISS – A Composite Indicator of Systemic Stress...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605608
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Financing obstacles among euro area firms: Who suffers the most?
Ferrando, Annalisa; Griesshaber, Nicolas - 2011
In this study we investigate the determinants of financing obstacles using survey data on a sample of around 5000 firms from the euro area countries. This completely new survey – started at the end of 2009 - gives us the opportunity to test whether firm characteristics such as size, age,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605339
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What Does a Financial Shock Do? First International Evidence
Fornari, Fabio - 2013
In this paper we attempt to evaluate the quantitative impact of financial shocks on key indicators of real activity and financial conditions. We focus on financial shocks as they have received wide attention in the recent literature and in the policy debate after the global financial crisis. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086130
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The 2007 Subprime Market Crisis Through the Lens of European Central Bank Auctions for Short-Term Funds
Cassola, Nuno - 2011
We study European banks' demand for short-term funds (liquidity) during the summer 2007 subprime market crisis. We use bidding data from the European Central Bank's auctions for one-week loans, their main channel of monetary policy implementation. Our analysis provides a high-frequency,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121386
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Financing Constraints, Employment, and Labor Compensation : Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Popov, Alexander A. - 2015
This paper identifies the effect of financing constraints on firms' labor demand. We exploit exogenous funding shocks to German savings banks during the US mortgage crisis that are unrelated to local conditions. We find that firms with credit relationships with affected banks experienced a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013019626
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Securitization and lending standards: evidence from the wholesale loan market
Kara, Alper; Marqués-Ibáñez, David; Ongena, Steven - 2011
We investigate the effect of securitization activity on banks’ lending standards using evidence from pricing behavior … aggressive on their loan pricing practices. This suggests that securitization activity lead to laxer credit standards …. Macroeconomic factors also play a large role explaining the impact of securitization activity on bank lending standards: banks more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605408
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Securitization and Lending Standards : Evidence from the Wholesale Loan Market
Kara, Alper - 2011
We investigate the effect of securitization activity on banks' lending standards using evidence from pricing behavior … aggressive on their loan pricing practices. This suggests that securitization activity lead to laxer credit standards …. Macroeconomic factors also play a large role explaining the impact of securitization activity on bank lending standards: banks more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122538
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Securitization and Credit Quality
Kara, Alper - 2017
securitization activity on loans' relative credit quality employing a uniquely detailed dataset from the euro-denominated syndicated … securitization, however, the credit quality of borrowers whose loans are securitized deteriorates by more than those in the control … detailed loan-by-loan information on loan credit quality would be useful to reap out the benefits of securitization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963923
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Trade credit defaults and liquidity provision by firms
Boissay, Frédéric; Gropp, Reint E. - 2007
Using a unique data set on trade credit defaults among French firms, we investigate whether and how trade credit is used to relax financial constraints. We show that firms that face idiosyncratic liquidity shocks are more likely to default on trade credit, especially when the shocks are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604799