In collateralized lending markets haircuts are used to protect the lender from the risk of loss. An important cross-sectional determinant of haircuts is the systematic risk profile of the collateral, which describes the rate at which the collateral value is expected to decline in adverse market...

"We identify a new set of stylized facts on the 2008-2009 trade collapse that we hope can be used to shed light on the importance of demand and supply-side factors in explaining the fall in trade. In particular, we decompose the fall in international trade into product entry and exit, price...