Carletti, Elena; Hartmann, Philipp; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2003
in liquidity risk and expected liquidity needs for each bank and for the banking system. Large mergers tend to increase …We model the impact of bank mergers on loan competition, banks' reserve holdings and aggregate liquidity. Banks compete … expected aggregate liquidity needs, and thus the liquidity provision by the central bank. Comparative statics suggest that a …