We analyze the effect of central bank transparency on cross-border bank activities. Based on a panel gravity model for cross-border bank claims for 21 home and 47 destination countries from 1998 to 2010, we find strong empirical evidence that a rise in central bank transparency in the...

We investigate whether idiosyncratic interbank funding shocks affecting a bank headquarters can trigger a liquidity hoarding reaction by their regional branches. Shock-affected branches of Brazilian banks increase liquid assets and cut lending in the shocks' aftermath compared to non-affected...

Das Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) – eine große Konferenz von jungen Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern für junge Wirtschaftswissenschaftler – wird jedes Jahr im Auftrag der European Association of Young Economists (EAYE) in einer anderen europäischen Stadt durchgeführt. Vom 23. bis...