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. Policies that subsidize debt and indirectly penalize equity through taxes and implicit guarantees are distortive. And while … debtś informational insensitivity may provide valuable liquidity, increased capital (and reduced leverage) can enhance this … benefit. Finally, suggestions that high leverage serves a necessary disciplining role are based on inadequate theory lacking …
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also incorrect to translate higher taxes paid by banks to a social cost. Policies that subsidize debt and indirectly … should be given directly and not in ways that encourage leverage. Finally, suggestions that high leverage serves a necessary …, and that high leverage is not necessary for banks to perform all their socially valuable functions, including lending …
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debt's informational insensitivity may provide valuable liquidity, increased capital (and reduced leverage) can enhance …. Policies that subsidize debt and indirectly penalize equity through taxes and implicit guarantees are distortive. And while … this benefit. Finally, suggestions that high leverage serves a necessary disciplining role are based on inadequate theory …
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sector fragmentation and sovereign-bank linkages evolved over the European sovereign debt crisis, and how they are reflected …
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Companies today, in particular banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions, increasingly operate their businesses in a group structure. These financial groups have a growing presence in markets worldwide and the economy as a whole. To do business effectively and efficiently in...
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Based on a review of international and regional responses to the global financial and economic crisis and its implications for finance in Asia, Douglas Arner and Lotte Schou-Zibell draw lessons for Asian financial systems with regard to the scope of regulation; financial standards; supervision,...
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We propose the systemic risk beta as a measure for financial companies' contribution to systemic risk given network interdependence between firms' tail risk exposures. Conditional on statistically pre-identified network spillover effects and market and balance sheet information, we define the...
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We propose the realized systemic risk beta as a measure for financial companies' contribution to systemic risk given network interdependence between firms' tail risk exposures. Conditional on statistically pre-identified network spillover effects and market as well as balance sheet information,...
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This paper provides an overview of conceptual issues and recent research findings concerning the structure and the role of financial systems and an introduction into the new research area of comparative financial systems. The authors start by pointing out the importance of financial systems in...
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