asset liquidity risk arises even under minimal fundamental risk. To study the role of illiquidity we introduce realistic … not available in a run, asset liquidity risk has a concave effect on run incentives, quite unlike fundamental risk. Runs … are rare when asset liquidity is abundant, become more frequent as it falls and decrease again under very low asset …

empirically test the predictions of a new signalling model that offers a rationale for offering two different liquidity facilities … risky than banks that accessed the DW. Our results can contribute to a better design of liquidity facilities during a …