I revisit the Diamond-Dybvig model of liquidity insurance in the presence of hidden trades. The key result is that in this environment deposit-taking banks are not necessary for the efficient provision of liquidity. Mutual funds are constrained efficient when supplemented with the same...

I analyze welfare properties of mutual funds in the Diamond-Dybvig model with two sources of aggregate risk: undiversifiable interest rate risk and shocks to aggregate liquidity demand. Mutual funds are inefficient when the economy faces undiversifiable interest rate risk. However, if only...

Why should monetary policy "lean against the wind"? Can’t bank regulation perform its task alone? We model banks that choose both asset volatility and leverage, and identify how monetary policy transmits to bank risk. Subsequently, we introduce a regulator whose tool is a risk-based capital...

In this study, we explore the relationship between certain structural features of the banking sectors in EU Member States and the performance of the respective banking sectors over the financial cycle. Using the financial cycle indicator developed by Stremmel (2015), we estimate the impact of...

Infolge der globalen Finanzmarktkrise wechselt das regulatorische Paradigma hin zu einer stärkeren makroprudenziellen Aufsicht. Neben dem bislang vorherrschenden Ansatz der mikroprudenziellen Aufsicht steht hierbei nicht mehr allein die Solvenz der Kreditinstitute im Vordergrund, sondern auch...

I study how the distribution of wealth influences the government´s response to a banking crisis and the fragility of the financial system. When the wealth distribution is unequal, the government´s bailout policy during a systemic crisis will be shaped in part by distributional concerns. In...

Shadow banking is a broad concept. A possible definition is that it comprises non-bank institutions which undertake bank-like activities. Another characteristic is that the sector is overall less regulated. Therefore there are still shortcomings in systematic collection of information of the sector.

How does monetary policy impact upon macroprudential regulation? This paper models monetary policy's transmission to bank risk taking, and its interaction with a regulator's optimization problem. The regulator uses its macroprudential tool, a leverage ratio, to maintain financial stability,...

Amid the growing financial vulnerabilities posed by climate change, we investigate macroprudential capital buffers to mitigate systemic risks and increase the resilience of the banking sector. Leveraging granular data and state-of-the-art stress testing methods, we quantify potential bank losses...

The aim of this article is to present Single Supervisory Mechanism in the context of challenges in the post-crisis economy. One analyzed the topic from the perspective of non-euro area EU member state. The article consists of three main parts. Firstly, the short literature review related to...