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, and capital is negative when adjusting for this. Capital is sufficient to back a low inflation target given that the … income position is supported by unremunerated reserve requirements. Capital is likely to increase over time, but only …
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We study how investors account for the riskiness of banks' risk-weighted assets (RWA) by examining the determinants of …
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This paper provides the most comprehensive empirical study of the effectiveness of macroprudential instruments to date. Using data from 49 countries, the paper evaluates the effectiveness of macroprudential instruments in reducing systemic risk over time and across institutions and markets. The...
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In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member countries including ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit growth, and financial soundness. We identify risks to...
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structural liquidity positions in 2007Q2 to estimate the impact of exposure to market freezes during 2007–08 on the supply of … particular, banks that were ex-ante more dependent on market funding and had lower structural liquidity reduced the supply of … credit more than other banks. However, higher and better-quality capital mitigated this effect. Our results suggest that …
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liquidity risk. We find an inverted U-shaped relationship between capital requirements and bank lending, efficiency, and welfare … lending, efficiency and welfare significantly. The costs of high capital and liquidity requirements represent a lower bound on …, with their benefits turning into costs beyond a certain requirement threshold. By contrast, liquidity requirements reduce …
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institution’s credit worthiness and the return on its market value, and importantly, on the level and quality of capital … steps taken to increase resilience, notably higher capitalization. Our results suggest increased capital buffers may …
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new measures of firm-level physical and intangible assets using accounting information on U.S. public firms. I find that …I study whether firms' reliance on intangible assets is an important determinant of financing constraints. I construct … firms with a higher share of intangible assets in total assets start smaller, grow faster, and have higher Tobin’s q …
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This paper presents a framework for quantitatively evaluating the macroeconomic effects of corporate restructuring and applies it to Japan. Using firm-level financial statement data, it estimates total factor productivity (TFP) of individual Japanese firms. Given the estimated distribution of...
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Loan review is a process routinely used by banks to assess the current value of loan portfolios. Provisioning is a technique to translate loan review results into the balance sheet. It allows for ongoing valuation of loans. Both are core elements of credit risk management and important to...
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