When the Covid-19 crisis struck, banks using internal-rating based (IRB) models quickly recognized the increase in risk … and reduced lending more than banks using a standardized approach. This effect is not driven by borrowers' quality or by … banks in countries with credit booms before the pandemic. The higher risk sensitivity of IRB models does not always result …

We analyze the pledging behavior of Euro area banks during the introduction of the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR). The … national liquidity requirements to proxy for banks' incentives to exploit this differential treatment of central bank eligible … national liquidity requirement pledge more and less liquid collateral than banks with a preceding national liquidity …

loans before maturity when in need of liquidity. Loan guarantees improve market liquidity and reduce lending standards, with … market liquidity of these loans due to both selection and commitment. Because of this positive pecuniary externality …

We model the impact of bank mergers on loan competition, banks' reserve holdings and aggregate liquidity. Banks compete … in a differentiated loan market, hold reserves against liquidity shocks, and refinance in the interbank market. A merger … in liquidity risk and expected liquidity needs for each bank and for the banking system. Large mergers tend to increase …

debt holders. We further find that credible limits to the safety net reduce risk taking of smaller banks with low charter …

Banks increasingly use short-term wholesale funds to supplement traditional retail deposits. Existing literature mainly … points to the "bright side" of wholesale funding: sophisticated financiers can monitor banks, disciplining bad but …, e.g., when banks hold mostly relationship-based small business loans. …

confidential database on banks’ bilateral exposure and employing a country-pair panel instrumental variables approach. Countries …