In this paper we introduce two measures, the Systemic Liquidity Buffer (SLB) and the Systemic Liquidity Shortfall (SLS …) to assess liquidity in the banking system. The SLB takes an aggregated perspective on liquidity risks in the banking … system. In contrast, the SLS focusses on the problematic banks which suffer a liquidity shortfall. These measures provide an …

Liquidity is a key consideration in financial markets, especially in times of financial crises. For this reason …, regulations aiming at ensuring funding liquidity or, in general, reducing certain risky positions have the side effect of reducing … market liquidity. To understand this effect, we extend a standard general equilibrium model with transaction costs of trading …

-09 financial crisis is often attributed to corporate bond dealers shedding off their inventory, right when liquidity was scarce …, including proprietary trading desks in investment banks, provided liquidity in response to the large selling by clients …. Corporate bond inventory of dealers rose sharply as a result. Although providing liquidity, limits to arbitrage, possibly in the …