Garratt, Rod; Lu, Zhentong; Tian, Phoebe - 2023 - Last updated: May 4, 2023
Using detailed data from Canada's new high-value payment system (HVPS), we show how participants of the system save liquidity by exploiting the new gridlock resolution arrangement. These observed behaviors are consistent with the equilibrium of a "gridlock game" that captures the key incentives...