widespread stress, with adverse affects on bank intermediation thereafter. We discuss the bank capital and the bank funding … conclude by discussing the increasing extension of bank credit lines to non-bank financial intermediaries, as well as the role …

We present a model where firms compete for scarce managerial talent ("alpha") and managers are risk-averse. When … managers cannot move across firms after being hired, employers learn about their talent, allocate them efficiently to projects … and provide insurance to low-quality managers. When instead managers can move across firms, firm-level coinsurance is no …

We present a model where firms compete for scarce managerial talent ("alpha") and managers are risk-averse. When … managers cannot move across firms after being hired, employers learn about their talent, allocate them efficiently to projects … and provide insurance to low-quality managers. When instead managers can move across firms, firm-level coinsurance is no …

channel, one bank's capital policy affects the equity value and risk of default of other banks. In a model where such … externalities are strong, bank capital takes on the attribute of a public good, where the private equilibrium features excessive … implications of the model with observed bank behavior during the crisis of 2007-09 …

protection selling in CDS, the effect being weaker when sovereign risk is high. Bank and country risk variables are mostly not … building a complete picture and understanding fully the economic drivers of the bank-sovereign nexus of risk …

protection selling in CDS, the effect being weaker when sovereign risk is high. Bank and country risk variables are mostly not … building a complete picture and understanding fully the economic drivers of the bank-sovereign nexus of risk …

, eventually, greater reliance on liquidity support from the European Central Bank …

, precipitating a run on their short-term debt. We assess the effectiveness of different European Central Bank (ECB) interventions … potential buyer of last resort via the Outright Monetary Transaction program (OMT) significantly reduced the bank …

We investigate the transmission of central bank liquidity to bank deposits and loan spreads in Europe over the period … from January 2006 to June 2010. We find evidence consistent with an impaired transmission channel due to bank risk. Central … bank liquidity does not translate into lower loan spreads for high-risk banks for maturities beyond one year, even as it …

protection selling in CDS, the effect being weaker when sovereign risk is high. Bank and country risk variables are mostly not … building a complete picture and understanding fully the economic drivers of the bank-sovereign nexus of risk. …