In dieser Arbeit werden die systematischen Risiken von Distressed-Securities-Hedgefonds untersucht. Es finden sich vier Faktoren, die das systematische Risiko dieser Strategiegruppe weitgehend erklären: Das sind die Renditen zweier Optionsstrategien, (1.) einer Short-Put-Positionen auf einen...

Strong lending relationships between banks and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the bank-based financial system of Germany. So far, they have been mainly described by the notion of a housebank and transactional features of long-term bank-customer relationships. In...

This paper uses the framework of long-term financial system development to describe andassess the reform process in Thailand after 1997. The present financial reforms are well inline with the pattern of financial development found in the academic literature. A detailedanalysis of capital...

We study the impact of ambiguity on two alternative institutions of nancial intermediationin an economy where consumers face uncertain liquidity needs. The ambiguitythe consumers experience is modeled by the degree of condence in their additive beliefs. Weanalyze the optimal liquidity allocation...

In a model where sunspot panics and information-based bank runs co-exist, we studythe importance of the suspension of deposit convertibility rule...

This paper provides novel micro-level evidence that cross-border bank flows are important for households' access to credit not only in emerging markets but also in advanced economies. These foreign bank flows can drive local credit credit booms that increase bank risk. We study how the influx of...

Industrial policies greening the economy aim to accelerate the transition to net zero. We show that the United States (US) Inflation Reduction Act improved the supply of climate finance globally. Using granular data on global investment funds, we identify a novel international spillover channel...

We study the real effects of credit supply shocks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. To this end, we merge administrative micro-level data on the universe of bank loans to firms with matched employer-employee social security records. For each firm, we measure its exposure to time-varying...

We assess Euro Area financial integration correcting for the role of "onshore offshore financial centers" (OOFCs) within the Euro Area. The OOFCs of Luxembourg, Ireland, and the Netherlands serve dual roles as both hubs of investment fund intermediation and centers of securities issuance by...

Banks are reluctant to tap central bank backup liquidity facilities and use the borrowed funds for loans to the real economy. We show that excessively parsimonious borrowing and lending can arise in a stigma-free model where the banking sector has an incentive to overissue deposits. Banks don't...