Shleifer, Andrei; Vishny, Robert W. - In: Journal of Financial Economics 97 (2010) 3, pp. 306-318
We propose a theory of financial intermediaries operating in markets influenced by investor sentiment. In our model, banks make, securitize, distribute, and trade loans, or they hold cash. They also borrow money, using their security holdings as collateral. Banks maximize profits, and there are...