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Bank mergers, competition and liquidity
Carletti, Elena; Hartmann, Philipp; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2003
We model the impact of bank mergers on loan competition, banks' reserve holdings and aggregate liquidity. Banks compete … in liquidity risk and expected liquidity needs for each bank and for the banking system. Large mergers tend to increase … expected aggregate liquidity needs, and thus the liquidity provision by the central bank. Comparative statics suggest that a …
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How does the ECB allot liquidity in its weekly main refinancing operations?
Ejerskov, Steen; Moss, Clara Martin; Stracca, Livio - 2003
This paper provides a simple weekly model of the regular supply of liquidity in the euro area, with a view to understanding the functioning of the euro area money market. The main result of the analysis is that liquidity has normally been provided by the ECB in a neutral and smooth manner, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009635957
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The lender of last resort
Freixas, Xavier; Parigi, Bruno M.; Rochet, Jean-Charles - 2003
The classical Bagehotu0092s conception of a Lender of Last Resort (LOLR) that lends to illiquid banks has been criticized on two grounds: on the one hand, the distinction between insolvency and illiquidity is not clear cut; on the other a fully collateralized repo market allows Central Banks to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636521
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Optimal allotment policy in the Eurosystem's main refinancing operations
Ewerhart, Christian; Cassola, Nuno; Ejerskov, Steen; … - 2003
On several occasions during the period 2001-2003, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to deviate from its "neutral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636518