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We present comprehensive evidence in support of giving liquidity equal standing to size, value/growth, and momentum as investment styles, as defined by Sharpe (1992). First, we show that financial market liquidity, as identified by stock turnover, is an economically significant indicator of...
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Money provides liquidity services through a cash-in-advance constraint. The exchange of commodities and assets extends over an infinite horizon under uncertainty and a complete asset market. Monetary policy sets the path of rates of interest and accommodates the demand for balances. Competitive...
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We analyzed default likelihood of North-American corporate obligors in 1995-2014 using Moody's DRD quarterly data for both public and private borrowers. Emergency actions by the lender of last resort (LOLR) during 2008-2009 were a novelty so the impact on credit quality of bank portfolios and...
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This paper introduces agent heterogeneity, liquidity, and endogenous default to a DSGE framework. Our model allows for a comprehensive assessment of regulatory and monetary policy, as well as welfare analysis in the different sectors of the economy. Due to liquidity and endogenous default, the...
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The global financial crisis has reminded us that effective stress tests should not only be probabilistic, but also consider risk interdependence. In this paper, we combine two hypothetical shocks, of varying degrees, with more than fifteen years of fortnightly data on deposits, borrowings and...
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Stricter derivative margin requirements have increased the demand for liquid collateral but euro area investment funds which use derivatives extensively have been reducing their liquid asset holdings. Using transaction-by-transaction derivatives data, we assess whether the current levels of...
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Order display is associated with benefits and costs. Benefits arise from increased execution-priority, while costs are due to adverse market impact. We analyze a structural model of optimal order placement that captures trade-off between costs and benefits of order display. For a benchmark model...
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We investigate whether margin calls on derivative counterparties could exceed their available liquid assets and, by preventing immediate payment of the calls, spread such liquidity shortfalls through the market. Using trade repository data on derivative portfolios, we simulate variation margin...
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Stricter derivative margin requirements have increased the demand for liquid collateral but euro area investment funds which use derivatives extensively have been reducing their liquid asset holdings. Using transaction-by-transaction derivatives data, we assess whether the current levels of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013484857
Crisis dynamics are nonlinear. What drives nonlinearities in modern macroeconomic models? Building on global methods, the present paper isolates the effects associated with an occasionally binding constraint in a widely discussed macro-finance framework. Only the proper computational treatment...
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