Acharya, Viral V.; Shin, Hyun Song; Yorulmazer, Tanju - 2009
Banks' liquidity is a crucial determinant of the adversity of banking crises. In this paper, we consider the effect of … banking assets. When a large number of banks fail, market for assets clears only at fire-sale prices and outsiders enter the … purchasing assets. There is also a social benefit since greater banking system liquidity reduces inefficiency from liquidation of …