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Estimating the shape of economic crises under heterogeneity
Dovern, Jonas; Jannsen, Nils - 2009
During the ongoing financial crisis the analysis of similar historical crises has gained more and more attention among economic researchers and forecasters. Existing studies, however, do not tackle the immense heterogeneity that is present in cross-country samples in a formal and consistent way....
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The Financial Crisis in Japan – Are There Similarities to the Current Situation?
Mayr, Johannes - In: CESifo Forum 09 (2008) 4, pp. 64-68
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Explaining bank failures in the United States: The role of self-fulfilling prophecies, systemic risk, banking regulation, and contagion
Herger, Nils - 2008
Using count data on the number of bank failures in US states during the 1960 to 2006 period, this paper endeavors to establish how far sources of economic risk (recessions, high interest rates, inflation) or differences in solvency and branching regulation can explain some of the fragility in...
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Analyse der Finanzmärkte der USA in den fünf Bankenkrisen der National Banking-Ära
Körnert, Jan - 2006
Bankenkrisen gefährdet ist. Das war nicht anders in den Bankenkri-sen der National Banking-Ära der USA. Fraglich ist, ob mit der … Probleme zu lösen. Auf der anderen Seite wäre das Federal Reserve System mit den Schuldendeckungsproblemen in der Bankenkrise … banking crises of the National Banking Era in the USA are no exceptions, the question remains whether the foundation of the …
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The Silicon Valley Bank Run: Regulatory and Media Failure
Baker, Dean - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 2, pp. 127-128
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Contagion effects of the Silicon Valley Bank run
Choi, Dong Beom; Goldsmith-Pinkham, Paul; Yorulmazer, Tanju - 2023
This paper analyzes the contagion effects associated with the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and identifies bank-specific vulnerabilities contributing to the subsequent declines in banks' stock returns. We find that uninsured deposits, unrealized losses in held-to-maturity securities, bank...
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Federal home loan bank advances and commercial bank portfolio composition
Frame, W. Scott; Hancock, Diana; Passmore, Wayne - 2007
This paper considers the role of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances in stabilizing their commercial bank members' residential mortgage lending activities. Our theoretical model shows that using mortgage-related membership criteria or requiring mortgage-related collateral does not ensure that...
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Interbank contagion at work: evidence from a natural experiment
Iyer, Rajkamal; Peydró, José-Luis - 2010
This paper tests financial contagion due to interbank linkages. For identification we exploit an idiosyncratic, sudden shock caused by a large-bank failure in conjunction with detailed data on interbank exposures. First, we find robust evidence that higher interbank exposure to the failed bank...
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Quantifying the impact of higher capital requirements on the Swiss economy
Junge, Georg; Kugler, Peter - 2012
So far the discussion in Switzerland about the social costs and benefits of higher capital requirements resulting from the new Basel III Accord and the Swiss Too Big To Fail legislation has been heavily qualitative. This paper provides a quantitative view and estimates the long-run costs and...
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Handling Banking Crises - The Case of Russia
Heinrich, Ralph P.; Buch, Claudia M. - 1999
Since August 1998, Russia has been suffering from a severe banking crisis. In finding a solution, two peculiarities of the Russian economy need to be taken into account: the substantial foreign liabilities of commercial banks and the failure of the government to service its liabilities. Apart...
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