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Strategic Loan Defaults and Coordination: An Experimental Analysis

Trautmann, Stefan; Vlahu, Razvan - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2011

This paper experimentally studies the impact of uncertainty about bank and borrower fundamentals on loan repayment. We find that solvent borrowers are more likely to default strategically when stricter disclosure creates common knowledge about bank weakness. Borrowers are also less likely to...

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The communication policy of the European Central Bank: An overview of the first decade

Haan, Jakob de; Jansen, David-Jan - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2009

Since its inception, the European Central Bank (ECB) has regarded communication as anintegral part of its monetary policy. This paper describes and evaluates ECB communications during the first decade of its operation.We conclude that, overall, ECB communication has contributed to the...

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Has the Clarity of Humphrey-Hawkins Testimonies Affected Volatility in Financial Markets?

Jansen, David-Jan - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2008

By applying readability statistics to the Humphrey-Hawkins testimonies given by the Federal Reserve Chairman, I test whether the clarity of central bank communication affects volatility in financial markets. There are three key results. First, when clarity matters, the results are unequivocal:...

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Fool the markets? Creative accounting, fiscal transparency and sovereign risk premia

Bernoth, Kerstin; Wolff, Guntram - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2006

two signals depends on the transparency of the country. Greater transparency reduces risk premia. The empirical results … markets are unsure about the true extent of creative accounting. Fiscal transparency reduces risk premia. Instrumental …

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Clarity of Central Bank Communication About Inflation

Bulír, Ales; Cihák, Martin; Jansen, David-Jan - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2011

This paper examines whether the clarity of central bank communication about inflation has changed with the economic environment. We use readability statistics and content analysis to study the clarity of communication on the inflation outlook by seven central banks between 1997 and 2010....

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How much does the public know about the ECB's monetary policy? Evidence from a survey of Duch households

Cruijsen, Carin van der; Jansen, David-Jan; Haan, Jakob de - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2010

Does the general public know what central banks do? Is this kind of knowledge relevant? Using a survey of Dutch households, we investigate these questions for the case of the European Central Bank (ECB). Our findings suggest that knowledge on the ECB's objectives is far from perfect. Both a weak...

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Transparency of banking supervisors

Liedorp, Franka; Mosch, Robert; Cruijsen, Carin van der; … - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2011

Following Eijffinger and Geraats (2006), we construct an index of transparency of banking supervisors that takes … political, economic, procedural, policy and operational transparency into account. Based on a survey, we construct the index for … 24 banking supervisors. There are large differences among transparency of supervisors. The average total score is 9 …

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Skewed Pricing in Two-Sided Markets: An IO approach

Bolt, Wilko; Tieman, Alexander F. - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2004

In two-sided markets, one widely observes skewed pricing strategies, in which the price mark-up is much higher on one side of the market than the other. Using a simple model of two-sided markets, we show that, under constant elasticity of demand, skewed pricing is indeed pro?t maximizing. The...

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Is bank capital procyclical? A cross-country analysis

Bikker, Jaap; Metzemakers, Paul - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2004

This paper investigates the determinants of commercial banks' own internal capital targets and potential sensitivity of these levels to the business cycle . World-wide results make clear that banks' own risk is only slightly dependent on the business cycle. Banks tend to hold substantial capital...

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The impact of the global financial crisis on banking globalization

Claessens, Stijn; Horen, Neeltje van - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2015

Although cross-border bank lending has fallen sharply since the crisis, extending our bank ownership database from 1995-2009 up to 2013 shows only limited retrenchment in foreign bank presence. While banks from OECD countries reduced their foreign presence (but still represent 89% of foreign...

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