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traded quantities are determined by means of a matching algorithm. Contagion occurs through liquidity hoarding, interbank …-off. Liquidity requirements unequivocally decrease systemic risk but at the cost of lower efficiency (measured by aggregate …
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I develop a model where the sovereign debt capacity depends on the capitalization of domestic banks. Low-capital banks optimally tilt their government bond portfolio toward domestic securities, linking their destiny to that of the sovereign. If the sovereign risk is sufficiently high,...
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We quantify the gains from regulating maturity transformation in a model of banks which finance long-term assets with non-tradable debt. Banks choose the amount and maturity of their debt trading off investors' preference for short maturities with the risk of systemic crises. Pecuniary...
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Commission and the Federal Reserve. We conclude that the conventional view concerning the societal benefits of liquidity …
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This paper develops a model of the lender of last resort (LOLR). In a simple one-period setting, the Central Bank (CB) should only rescue banks which are above a threshold size, thus providing an analytical basis for "too big too fail". We also provide a rationale for "constructive ambiguity"....
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Commission and the Federal Reserve. We conclude that the conventional view concerning the societal benefits of liquidity …
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Banks' liquidity is a crucial determinant of the adversity of banking crises. In this paper, we consider the effect of … purchasing assets. There is also a social benefit since greater banking system liquidity reduces inefficiency from liquidation of … markets, banks hold less liquidity than is socially optimal due to risk-shifting incentives; otherwise, banks may hold even …
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The objective of this research is to examine the inter-bank network of clients as a channel for credit risk transmission by groups of banks in Serbia characterized by different levels of credit risk (clusters). Two of the four observed groups of banks have experienced increase in NPLs through...
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What configuration of asset returns will make the banking system most susceptible to a self-fulfilling run? I study this question in a version of the model of Diamond and Dybvig (1983) with limited commitment and a non-trivial portfolio choice. I show that the relationship between the returns on...
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runs and falling asset prices and limits the effectiveness of traditional emergency liquidity assistance programs. We … explain how a regulator can set up committed liquidity support to contain contagion and stabilize asset prices even without …
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