Finanz- und Schuldenkrisen treten häufig gemeinsam auf, da Banken in Staatsanleihen ihrer Heimatländer investieren. Unumstritten ist, dass Bankenrisiken von Staatsrisiken stärker entkoppelt werden sollten. Die Bankenunion, deren Ausgestaltung zugegebenermaßen schwierig ist, wird häufig als...

Am 6. November 2014 wurde die Umsetzung der Bankenunion mittels vier neuer Gesetze auch im Bundestag final besiegelt, nachdem sie zuvor bereits auf europäischer Ebene beschlossen wurde. Die Bankenunion ruht im Wesentlichen auf zwei Säulen: dem einheitlichen Aufsichtsmechanismus (SSM) und dem...

Despite the most recent period of calm on the financial markets, the long-term resilience of the European financial system is not yet assured, even several years after the financial crisis began. However, the stability of the financial system plays a crucial role for real economic development...

Despite the most recent period of calm on the financial markets, the long-term resilience of the European financial system is not yet assured, even several years after the financial crisis began. However, the stability of the financial system playsa crucial role for real economic development and...

In December 2013 agreement on the second pillar of the banking union was reached. The SRM sets up restructuring guidelines for banks, including a bank-paid resolution fund, fully operational in 2025. In the article we discuss how the current design of the banking union falls short of the goal of...

This paper tests whether an increase in insured deposits causes banks to become more risky. We use variation introduced by the U.S. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in October 2008, which increased the deposit insurance coverage from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor and bank. For some...

This paper tests whether an increase in insured deposits causes banks to become more risky. We use variation introduced by the U.S. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in October 2008, which increased the deposit insurance coverage from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor and bank. For some...

Trotz der jüngsten Beruhigung an den Finanzmärkten ist das Finanzsystem in Europa auch mehrere Jahre nach Ausbruch der Finanzkrise nicht nachhaltig krisenfest. Die Stabilität des Finanzsystems spielt aber eine zentrale Rolle für die realwirtschaftliche Entwicklung und damit für Wachstum und...

This paper explores how banks adjust their risk-based capital ratios and asset allocations following an exogenous shock to their asset quality caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. We find that independent banks based in the disaster areas increase their risk-based capital ratios after the...