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 …

We study liquidity and systemic risk in high-value payment systems. Flows in high-value systems are characterized by … comparative statics analyses on changes to the environment. We find that banks attempting to conserve liquidity cause an increase … in the demand for intraday credit and, ultimately, a disruption of payments. Additionally, we find that when a bank is …

the innovations in the VIX index. Aggregate liquidity can be seen as the rate of change of the aggregate balance sheet of …

behavior. By paying out dividends, a bank transfers value to its shareholders away from creditors, among whom are other banks …. This way, one bank's dividend payout policy affects the equity value and risk of default of other banks. When such negative … externalities are strong and bank franchise values are not too low, the private equilibrium can feature excess dividends relative to …

-funded capital injections. However, on closer inspection the composition of bank capital shifted radically from one based on common …