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Using evidence from Russia, we explore the effect of the introduction of deposit insurance on bank risk. Drawing on variation in the ratio of firm deposits to total household and firm deposits before the announcement of deposit insurance, so as to capture the magnitude of the decrease in market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249648
Using evidence from Russia, we explore the effect of the introduction of deposit insurance on bank risk. Drawing on variation in the ratio of firm deposits to total household and firm deposits before the announcement of deposit insurance, so as to capture the magnitude of the decrease in market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421243
This paper analyses the evolution of the safety and soundness of the European banking sector during the various stages of the Basel process of capital regulation. In the first part we document the evolution of various measures of systemic risk as the Basel process unfolds. Most strikingly, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910412
stability of the banking system, DGSs' financial means may also be used in order to contribute to the financing of bank …
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This paper analyses the evolution of the safety and soundness of the European banking sector during the various stages of the Basel process of capital regulation. In the first part we document the evolution of various measures of systemic risk as the Basel process unfolds. Most strikingly, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012946327
This paper analyses the evolution of the safety and soundness of the European banking sector during the various stages of the Basel process of capital regulation. In the first part we document the evolution of various measures of systemic risk as the Basel process unfolds. Most strikingly, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950027
incumbent private industries) on regulation reform regarding bank entry into non-lending activities (non-financial firms … that countries that restricted non-lending activities achieved lower levels of financial development with respect to those … suggesting that industries, classified as promoters of financial development, have a preference to restrict bank-entry into non …
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We show that the regulation of bank lending practices is necessary for the optimal provision of private liquidity. In an environment in which bankers cannot commit to repay their creditors, we show that neither an unregulated banking system nor narrow banking can provide the socially efficient...
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Drawing on the merit goods concept developed by Richard A. Musgrave, this paper introduces the notion of quasi-merit goods. The criteria of eligibility for merit goods are vague. A quasi-merit good constitutes a special case where government protection and sponsorship are obtained via public...
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This paper explains both the onset of the financial crisis in 1998 and the striking economic recovery afterwards in … collapse of the treasury bills market in the financial crisis of August 1998 triggers a change in banks lending behavior. A …
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