We propose a framework for estimation of spillovers between funding costs of individual banks. The estimation proceeds … in three steps: First, using data from liquidity auctions of the European Central Bank, we estimate the funding costs in … a given week for each individual bank. In the second step, we apply the adaptive elastic net (a LASSO type estimator) to …

We propose a framework for estimation of spillovers between funding costs of individual banks. The estimation proceeds … in three steps: First, using data from liquidity auctions of the European Central Bank, we estimate the funding costs in … a given week for each individual bank. In the second step, we apply the adaptive elastic net (a LASSO type estimator) to …

policies. From the estimation exercise, we find that a more extensive implementation of macroprudential policies would lead PHs …

Competitiveness differentials are blamed for the instability of the Eurozone. Most of the analyses focus on labour …