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New security designs, improvements in computer telecommunications technology and advances in the theory of finance have …
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This paper sets forth a discussion framework for the information requirements of systemic financial regulation. It …
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After an unprecedented number of banks suspended operations during the Panic of 1893, the head regulator of banks chartered by the United States government allowed about 100 banks to reopen after certifying their solvency. We evaluate whether actions by bank owners to change management, contract...
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inforamtion framework shows why the banking sector is so important to the economy, and provides a rationale for bank regulation …
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Regulation consists of rulemaking and enforcement. Economic theory offers two complementary rationales for regulating … and efficiency across society as a whole. Agency-cost theory recognizes that incentive conflicts and coordination problems … arise in multi- party relationships and that regulation introduces opportunities to impose rules that enhance the welfare of …
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We characterize how U.S. global systemically important banks (GSIBs) supply short-term dollar liquidity in repo and foreign exchange swap markets in the post-Global Financial Crisis regulatory environment and serve as the "lenders-of-second-to-last-resort". Using daily supervisory bank balance...
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By studying intrastate branch banking reform in the United States, this paper provides evidence that financial markets substantively influence the distribution of income. From the 1970s through the 1990s, most states removed restrictions on intrastate branching, which intensified bank...
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-state enforcement actions of regulators shows gross inflows into regulation and gross outflows from regulation are both higher during …
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This paper assesses the potential impact of FinTech on the finance industry, focusing on financial stability and access to services. I document first that financial services remain surprisingly expensive, which explains the emergence of new entrants. I then argue that the current regulatory...
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In a partial-equilibrium model, removing a binding constraint creates value. However, in general equilibrium, the stakes of other parties in maintaining the constraint must be examined. In financial deregulation, the fear is that expanding the scope and geographic reach of very large...
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