confined to project initiation, I find that: (1) when agents expect a liquidity dry-up on such markets, they optimally choose … to self-insure through the hoarding of non-productive but liquid assets; (2) such a response has negative externalities … as it reduces ex-post market participation, which worsens adverse selection and dries up market liquidity; (3) liquidity …

confined to project initiation, I find that: (1) when agents expect a liquidity dry-up on such markets, they optimally choose … to self-insure through the hoarding of non-productive but liquid assets; (2) such a response has negative externalities … as it reduces ex-post market participation, which worsens adverse selection and dries up market liquidity; (3) liquidity …

collapse then triggers a fire-sale that renders traditional banks vulnerable to "liquidity runs". The prospect of liquidity …

liquidity tightened after the Lehman collapse but there is no evidence of fire sales in the German banking sector. Instead, we … observe a broad-based flight to liquidity. The European Central Bank's unconventional monetary policy had a strong impact on … banks' trading behavior by inducing shifts towards eligible securities and reducing pressure on market liquidity. This …