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Risk sharing markets and hedging a loan portfolio: a note
Broll, Udo; Guo, Xu; Welzel, Peter - In: Economics and business review 3 (2017) 4, pp. 47-54
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011795807
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Missing risk sharing markets and the benefits of cross hedging in developing countries
Broll, Udo; Wahl, Jack E. - 1995
We study the impact of exchange rate risk on an exporting firm in a developing country when there is no forward market in the foreign currency. However there exists a forward traded asset in this country the price of which is highly correlated to the foreign currency. By indirectly hedging its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009681110
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The banking firm : the role of signaling with collaterals
Bieta, Volker (contributor); Broll, Udo (contributor);  … - 2008
In this paper we challenge basic results of signaling models. In our banking model each project of a borrower is described by a continuous density of outcomes. Different density functions are classified according to second stochastisch dominance. Combining these features we find that in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003796251
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Missing risk sharing markets and the benefits of cross hedging in developing countries
Broll, Udo; Wahl, Jack E. - 1995
We study the impact of exchange rate risk on an exporting firm in a developing country when there is no forward market in the foreign currency. However there exists a forward traded asset in this country the price of which is highly correlated to the foreign currency. By indirectly hedging its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398039
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Information value, export and hedging
Broll, Udo; Eckwert, Bernhard - 2011
The paper analyzes the interactions between the precision of information, trade and welfare within a decision framework of an exporting firm. Information in a financial market is described in terms of a publicly observable signal. With higher transparency, the signal conveys more precise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009228937
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International trade and the role of market transparency
Broll, Udo; Eckwert, Bernhard; Kit, Pong Wong - 2010
The paper examines the economic role of market transparency on the decision problems of an international firm. Transparency is described in terms of the informativeness of a publicly observable signal. With higher transparency, the signal conveys more precise information about the random foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009229027
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Information Value, Export and Hedging
Broll, Udo - 2012
The paper analyzes the interactions between the precision of information, trade and welfare within a decision framework of an exporting firm. Information in a financial market is described in terms of a publicly observable signal. With higher transparency, the signal conveys more precise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013114808
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The new Basel accord and the nature of risk : a game theoretic perspective
Bieta, Volker; Broll, Udo; Milde, Hellmuth; Siebe, Wilfried - 2007
- game theory is a useful set of tools for better understanding different risk settings. Embedded in a short history of the … Basel Accord in this article we introduce some basic ideas of game theory in the context of rating procedures in accordance … with Basel II. As well, some insight is given how game theory works. Here, the primary value of game theory stems from its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003481314
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Value at risk, bank equity and credit risk
Broll, Udo; Wahl, Jack E. - 2003
We study the implications of the value at risk concept for the bank's optimum amount of equity capital under credit risk. The market value of loans is risky and lognormally distributed. We show that the required equity capital depends upon managerial and market factors. Furthermore, the bank's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507748
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Transparency in the banking sector
Broll, Udo; Eckwert, Bernhard; Eickhoff, Andreas - 2011
The paper revisits the impact of uncertainty on the decision problem of a bank. The bank extends risky loans to private investors and sells deposits to savers at fixed rates. The uncertainty under which deposit/loan-portfolios are chosen by banks is endogenized through an information system that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009425842