This paper examines the role of collateral in the financial system, with special emphasis on the implications for … financial collateral assets. Then we examine financial stability issues and the case for regulating the use of collateral. We … use of collateral is neither a sufficient nor a necessary condition for financial stability. To ensure the stability of …

We assess the quantitative implications of collateral re-use on leverage, volatility, and welfare within an infinite …-horizon asset-pricing model with heterogeneous agents. In our model, the ability of agents to reuse frees up collateral that can be … agents to share risk more effectively. Allowing re-use beyond intermediate levels, however, can lead to excessive leverage and …

One important source of systemic risk can arise from asset commonality among financial institutions. This indirect … portfolios. In this paper, we propose a new methodology for identifying and assessing banking sector systemic risk stemming from … compute bank portfolio sensitivities to a large number of risk factors (e.g. interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads …

secured and unsecured markets following an adverse shock to credit risk. The scarcity of underlying collateral may amplify the … crisis ; Interbank market ; Liquidity ; Credit risk ; Collateral …We study the functioning of secured and unsecured interbank markets in the presence of credit risk. The model generates …

projects. In equilibrium, the collateralization-screening mix depends on the value of aggregate collateral. High collateral … important dynamic implications. During credit booms driven by high collateral values (e.g. real estate booms), the economy … accumulates physical capital but depletes information about investment projects. As a result, collateral-driven booms end in deep …

The paper studies the central bank collateral framework and its impact on banks' liquidity under an adverse stress test … significantly after the initial shock. We find evidence of a threshold in the benefits of expanding the collateral framework and … institutions can rely on the collateral framework channel. …

maturity races, information sensitivity, risk-intolerant debt and induced runs reinforce the liquidity risk externality …