We analyze the impact minimal capital and reserve requirements have on bank failures arising from solvency and liquidity shortages in a banking system where banks are characterized by the amount of capital, cash reserves and their exposure to the interbank loan market as borrowers as well as...

We model a stylized banking system where banks are characterized by the amount of capital, cash reserves and their exposure to the interbank loan market as borrowers as well as lenders. A network of interbank lending is established that is used as a transmission mechanism for the failure of...

This paper proposes a real options model of mergers and acquisitions motivated by synergies between two companies. We investigate the minimum synergies required to conduct the merger and how the balance between cash and shares as media of exchange affect this outcome. Based on this analysis we...

We investigate the relationship between credit rating events and credit default swap spreads for EU countries around the Subprime and European Debt Crises. Using event studies and OLS regressions we analyse the behavior of CDS spreads before, around and after credit rating events. Our results...

We develop a model in which banks bid for liquidity provided by the central bank in fixed and variable rate auctions, considering liquidity injections and extractions as well as the impact of a subsequent interbank market. We derive the equilibrium demands of banks establishing the prevalence of...

This paper develops a model of interbank lending based on liquidity and profitability considerations of homogeneous banks. We derive the reservation prices of interbank lending and its properties before exploring how, due to an idiosyncratic liquidity shock, banks engage in bilateral lending to...

I demonstrate that with the market return determined by the equilibrium returns of the CAPM, expected returns of an asset are affected by the risks of all assets jointly. Another implication is that the range of feasible market returns will be limited and dependent on the distribution of weights...

In this paper we use the Generalised Population Based Incremental Learning (GPBIL) in order to found profit-maximizing strategies for the Artificial Payment Card Market (APCM). The artificial market has modeled explicitly a multidimensional consumers' and merchants' demand for payment...