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Credit, Financial Stability, and the Macroeconomy

Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, and after decades of relative neglect, the importance of the financial system and its episodic crises as drivers of macroeconomic outcomes has attracted fresh scrutiny from academics, policy makers, and practitioners. Theoretical advances are following a...

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Choosing the variables to estimate singular DSGE models

Canova, Fabio; Ferroni, Filippo; Matthes, Christian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We propose two methods to choose the variables to be used in the estimation of the structural parameters of a singular … discussed and the estimation properties of different setups compared. Practical suggestions for applied researchers are provided. …

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Back to square one: identification issues in DSGE models

Canova, Fabio; Sala, Luca - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We investigate identification issues in DSGE models and their consequences for parameter estimation and model …

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How much structure in empirical models?

Canova, Fabio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

relationships give Bayesian methods an hedge over classical ones in structural estimation. SVAR approaches may face invertibility …

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Capital, Trust and Competitiveness in the Banking Sector

Gehrig, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This note critically assesses the Basel reform process of capital regulation. It highlights the political nature of this process and argues that the absence of clearly spelled-out societal objectives has been detrimental in furthering stability and soundness of the banking systems in the run-up...

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A proposal for the resolution of systemically important assets and liabilities: The case of the repo market

Acharya, Viral V; Öncü, T Sabri - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

focus on individual, rather than systemic, risk of financial institutions. Focusing on systemically important assets and … capable of inducing market discipline and mitigating moral hazard, but also capable of addressing the associated systemic risk …, for instance, due to the risk of fire sales of collateral assets. Furthermore, because of our focus on SIALs, our proposed …

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The Role of Central Banks in Financial Stability: How has it changed?

Buiter, Willem H. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

The roles of central banks in the advanced economies have expanded and multiplied since the beginning of the crisis. The conventional monetary policy roles - setting interest rates in the pursuit of macroeconomic stability and acting as lender of last resort and market maker of last resort to...

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Cross-Border Liquidity, Relationships and Monetary Policy: Evidence from the Euro Area Interbank Crisis

Abbassi, Puriya; Bräuning, Falk; Fecht, Falko; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We analyze the impact of financial crises and monetary policy on the supply of wholesale funding liquidity, and also on the compositional supply effects through cross-border and relationship lending. For empirical identification, we draw on the proprietary bank-to-bank European interbank dataset...

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Global Imbalances and the Financial Crisis: Products of Common Causes

Obstfeld, Maurice; Rogoff, Kenneth - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper makes a case that the global imbalances of the 2000s and the recent global financial crisis are intimately connected. Both have their origins in economic policies followed in a number of countries in the 2000s and in distortions that influenced the transmission of these policies...

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Credit Booms Gone Bust: Monetary Policy, Leverage Cycles and Financial Crises, 1870-2008

Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

The crisis of the advanced economies in 2008-09 has focused new attention on money and credit fluctuations, financial crises, and policy responses. We study the behavior of money, credit, and macroeconomic indicators over the long run based on a new historical dataset for 14 countries over the...

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