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Bank lobbying : regulatory capture and beyond
Igan, Deniz; Lambert, Thomas - 2019
In this paper, we discuss whether and how bank lobbying can lead to regulatory capture and have real consequences through an overview of the motivations behind bank lobbying and of recent empirical evidence on the subject. Overall, the findings are consistent with regulatory capture, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103556
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The global economic recovery 10 years after the 2008 financial crisis
Chen, Wenjie; Mrkaic, Mico; Nabar, Malhar - 2019
This paper takes stock of the global economic recovery a decade after the 2008 financial crisis. Output losses after the crisis appear to be persistent, irrespective of whether a country suffered a banking crisis in 2007-08. Sluggish investment was a key channel through which these losses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019853
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The dynamics of non-performing loans during banking crises : a new database
Ari, Anil; Chen, Sophia; Ratnovski, Lev - 2019
This paper presents a new dataset on the dynamics of non-performing loans (NPLs) during 88 banking crises since 1990. The data show similarities across crises during NPL build-ups but less so during NPL resolutions. We find a close relationship between NPL problems-elevated and unresolved...
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Financial crises, investment slumps, and slow recoveries
Cerra, Valerie; Hakamada, Mai; Lama C., Ruy - 2021
One of the most puzzling facts in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) is that output across advanced and emerging economies recovered at a much slower rate than anticipated by most forecasting agencies. This paper delves into the mechanics behind the observed slow recovery and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012610732
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Hysteresis and business cycles
Cerra, Valerie; Fatás, Antonio; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - 2020
Traditionally, economic growth and business cycles have been treated independently. However, the dependence of GDP levels on its history of shocks, what economists refer to as 'hysteresis,' argues for unifying the analysis of growth and cycles. In this paper, we review the recent empirical and...
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Taming financial development to reduce crises
Ben Naceur, Samy; Candelon, Bertrand; Lajaunie, Quentin - 2019
This paper assesses whether and how financial development triggers the occurrence of banking crises. It builds on a database that includes financial development as well as financial access, depth and efficiency for almost 100 countries. Through estimation of a dynamic logit panel model, it...
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Dampening global financial shocks : can macroprudential regulation help (more than capital controls)?
Bergant, Katharina; Grigoli, Francesco; Hansen, … - 2020
We show that macroprudential regulation can considerably dampen the impact of global financial shocks on emerging … markets. More specifically, a tighter level of regulation reduces the sensitivity of GDP growth to VIX movements and capital … liquidity, foreign currency mismatches, and risky forms of credit. We also find that tighter macroprudential regulation allows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252052
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The transmission of external shocks in Asia : country characteristics and policy responses
Deb, Pragyan; Nadeem, Sanaa; Peiris, Shanaka Jayanath - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487199
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A behavioral approach to financial supervision, regulation, and central banking
Khan, Ashraf - 2018
This paper describes how behavioral elements are relevant to financial supervision, regulation, and central banking. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011905870
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Booms, crises, and recoveries : a new paradigm of the business cycle and its policy implications
Cerra, Valerie; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - 2017
All types of recessions, on average, not just those associated with financial and political crises (as in Cerra and Saxena, AER 2008), lead to permanent output losses. These findings have far-reaching conceptual and policy implications. A new paradigm of the business cycle needs to account for...
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