Drawing on the merit goods concept developed by Richard A. Musgrave, this paper introduces the notion of quasi-merit goods. The criteria of eligibility for merit goods are vague. A quasi-merit good constitutes a special case where government protection and sponsorship are obtained via public...

This report provides a brief overview of state infrastructure banks (SIBs) from the perspective of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It includes three simplified illustrations of how a SIB might use its initial capitalization and/or ongoing revenue. The report also discusses the federal TIFIA...

This study provides an empirical analysis of the impact of Wisconsin and Ohio pension cut legislation on values of banks operating in Wisconsin and Ohio, banks operating in other states in which pension cut legislation was being considered as Wisconsin and Ohio went through its legislative...

This study provides an empirical analysis of the impact of Wisconsin and Ohio pension cut legislation on values of banks operating in Wisconsin and Ohio, banks operating in other states in which pension cut legislation was being considered as Wisconsin and Ohio went through its legislative...

We show in this paper that tax exemptions on income from municipal bonds distort bank mortgage lending standards. Banks in states with a larger tax exemption hold more municipal bonds on their balance sheets. These holdings expose banks to local risks, in particular to real estate risk as...

The theory and empirical research of discrimination and credit rationing indicates that certain socio-demographic borrower groups are more likely to be financially constrained than others. In Germany, especially in the mortgage market, empirical evidence for this issue is scarce because of...

To sustain growth in an aging economy, it is important to ease the financing of small firms by bank loans. Using bank internal data of small business loans in Germany, we examine the determinants of loan rates in the period 1995-2010. Beyond characteristics of the firm, the loan contract, and...

Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den quantitativen Auswirkungen des demographischen Wandels auf die zukünftige Ertragslage der deutschen Sparkassen. Hierzu wird ein mikroökonometrisch fundiertes Simulationsmodell genutzt, in das neben offiziellen Bevölkerungsprognosen ein neuartiger,...