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We investigate German banks' exposure to interest rate risk. In finance, higher demand for a risky asset is typically associated with higher expected return. However, employing a utility function which implies both risk-averse and risk-seeking behavior depending on the level of profits, we show...
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This study investigates how bank competition affects the transmission of monetary policy through risk-taking channel. Using Japanese matched bank-firm loan data from the fiscal year 2005 to 2018, we test whether banks with weak balance-sheet lend to risky firms during low interest rate...
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We identify the effects of negative interest rate policies on bank behavior using difference-in differences identification and data on all Swiss banks. First, we find that going negative can interrupt not only the pass-through from policy to deposit rates, but also that to mortgage rates....
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Whether or not inflation targeting adoption leads to increased volatility of exchange rates is controversial. The … volatility increases with inflation targeting as a result of the flexible exchange rate regime. Others argue that inflation … targeting delivers the best outcomes in terms of lower exchange rate volatility. The purpose of this paper is to investigate …
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