theoretical literature on credit and interest risk, provides an alternative quantifiable and objective approach to the existing …

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 leads to large deposit withdrawals. Second, the magnitude of …

We study the functioning of secured and unsecured interbank markets in the presence of credit risk. The model generates … secured and unsecured markets following an adverse shock to credit risk. The scarcity of underlying collateral may amplify the …

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