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demand of new margin and clearing practices and regulations. We decompose collateral demand for both customers and dealers … impact on collateral demand of more widespread initial margin requirements, increased novation of CDS to central clearing … parties (CCPs), an increase in the number of clearing members, the proliferation of CCPs of both specialized and non …
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Criticism of the Target system by a group of central European scholars has become a widespread argument against the policies of the European Central Bank and even the integrity of the monetary union, and even standard fare in the media and in the political debate in Germany. Most academics and...
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riders have the option to use cash or credit cards to pay for rides. We use three field experiments involving approximately … 400,000 riders to estimate the loss of private benefits for riders if a ban on cash payments is implemented. We find that … Uber riders, using cash as means of payment either sometimes or exclusively, suffer an average loss of approximately 50% of …
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We develop a theory that rationalizes the use of a dominant unit of account in an economy. Agents enter into non-contingent contracts with a variety of business partners. Trade unfolds sequentially in credit chains and is subject to random matching. By using a dominant unit of account, agents...
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currencies has the potential to improve central banks' payment and clearing operations, and possibly to serve as a platform from …
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Futures market clearinghouses are intermediaries that make large volume trading between anonymous parties feasible. During the October 1987 market crash rumors spread that a major clearinghouse might fail. This paper presents estimates of three measures of the default exposure on the popular...
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nonbank credit, and aspects of the operation of bank clearing mechanisms. What to make of these threats from a public policy …
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The U.S. dollar holds a dominant place in the invoicing of international trade, along two complementary dimensions. First, most U.S. exports and imports invoiced in dollars. Second, trade flows that do not involve the United States are also substantially invoiced in dollars, an aspect that has...
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The use of different currencies in the invoicing of international trade transactions plays a major role in the international transmission of economic fluctuations. Existing studies argue that an exporter's invoicing choice reflects structural aspects of her industry, such as market share and the...
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indicate that transactions are more likely to occur on cash in advance or letter of credit terms when the importer is located … likely to occur on terms that require prepayment. During the recent crisis, the exporter was more likely to demand cash in … advance terms when transacting with new customers, and customers that traded on cash in advance terms prior to the crisis …
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