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Many observers have argued that credit default swaps contributed significantly to the credit crisis. Of particular concern to these observers are that credit default swaps trade in the largely unregulated over-the-counter market as bilateral contracts involving counter-party risk and that they...
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This paper studies the effectiveness of Euro Area (EA) fiscal policy, during the recent financial crisis, using an estimated New Keynesian model with a bank. A key dimension of policy in the crisis was massive government support for banks - that dimension has so far received little attention in...
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In the wake of the global financial crisis that erupted in 2008, there has been extensive commentary and regulatory focus on the 'Too Big to Fail' issue. In this paper, we survey the proposed solutions and regulatory initiatives that have been undertaken. We conduct a longitudinal analysis of...
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On February 12, 2010, SUERF, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank and the Bankwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft continued their established tradition of jointly organised conferences. As evidenced also by the 115 conference participants, this year's subject of "Contagion and Spillovers – New...
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This paper investigates Germany's vulnerability to the ongoing Euroland crisis. In 2010-11, Germany experienced a strong rebound from the global financial crisis of 2008-09. The Euroland crisis then meant record low interest rates and a depressed euro that boosted German extra-area exports. But...
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Since the onset of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, credit risk spreads in Europe have diverged. Despite this divergence, credit risk comoves strongly within certain country groups such as the eurozone periphery. We seek to answer what the determinants of the observed pattern of credit risk...
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examination of the data on the Fed's bailout of the financial system - the most comprehensive investigation of the raw data to … and magnitude of the Fed's crisis response. The bottom line: a Federal Reserve bailout commitment in excess of $29 … trillion. -- Global Financial Crisis ; Fed Bailout ; Lender of Last Resort ; Term Auction Facility ; Central Bank Liquidity …
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examination of the data on the Fed's bailout of the financial system — the most comprehensive investigation of the raw data to … and magnitude of the Fed's crisis response. The bottom line: a Federal Reserve bailout commitment in excess of $29 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117641
lenders' beliefs about the probability of bailout. Events like Lehman's collapse are conceived of as ”black swan” events that … led lenders to put a positive mass on bailout probabilities that were previously assigned zero mass.Results of the … analysis include: (i) An unanticipated increase in bailout uncertainty raises interest rates, the volume of defaults in both …
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