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decreasing their leverage which in turn amplifies the adverse selection problem in asset markets. In the extreme case, this leads …' long-term leverage choices and an "interim" inefficiency because it distorts agents' short-term liquidity management. I …
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We develop a general equilibrium model of banks' capital structure, featuring heterogeneous portfolio risk and an imperfectly elastic supply of bank equity stemming from financial market segmentation. In our model, equity is costly and serves as a buffer against insolvency. Banks are ex-ante...
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