in modern monetary and financial systems, namely central bank collateral frameworks. Their importance can be understood …, not defined in a market, but by the collateral frameworks and interest rate policies of central banks. Using the … collateral framework of the Eurosystem as a basis of illustration and case study, the paper brings to light the functioning …

meltdown. Bagehot's advice to 'lend freely at high rates against good collateral' has been stretched to the limit in order to … discussing the collateral polices related to central banks' lender-of-last-resort and market-maker-of-last-resort policies and … concept was central to Hyman P. Minsky's theory of financial instability, and suggest that his insights should be integrated …

This paper studies the effects of harmonizing collateral policy in a monetary union. In 2007, the European Central Bank … replaced national collateral lists with a single list specifying which assets euro area banks can pledge as collateral. Banks … harmonized collateral framework facilitates cross-border lending to borrowing-constrained firms and, thereby, increases financial …

This paper studies the effects of harmonizing collateral policy in a monetary union. In 2007, the European Central Bank … replaced national collateral lists with a single list specifying which assets euro area banks can pledge as collateral. Banks … harmonized collateral framework facilitates cross-border lending to borrowing-constrained firms and, thereby, increases financial …