This paper builds a simple model to look at the effect of securitisation on the banking system. In this paper we build a model of asymmetric information in the secondary market for loans and a 'lemons' problem faced by uninformed agents who buy these loans. We show how certain conditions can...

Inadequate public disclosure by banks contributed to the financial crisis. This is because investors, unable to judge the risks that banks are bearing, withdraw lending in times of systemic stress. This article presents quantitative indices which allow for the comparison of disclosure between...

Since the crisis financial regulators and supervisors have been given increased independence from political bodies. But there is no clear evidence of the benefits of these reforms on the stability of the banking sector. This paper fills that void, introducing a new dataset of reforms to...

This paper examines how banks respond to a negative capital shock by using provisions for misconduct costs as an instrument. Our identification strategy exploits an important difference in timing between current lending behavior and past misconduct that current misconduct provisions refer to. We...

The financial stability report of the Banco de la República of Colombia (BR) provides broad coverage of macroeconomic environment and the assessment of risks in the financial system. The BR should continue developing data and enhancing forward-looking analytical approaches, sharpen messages on...