In this paper we introduce two measures, the Systemic Liquidity Buffer (SLB) and the Systemic Liquidity Shortfall (SLS …) to assess liquidity in the banking system. The SLB takes an aggregated perspective on liquidity risks in the banking … system. In contrast, the SLS focusses on the problematic banks which suffer a liquidity shortfall. These measures provide an …

We analyze a novel feedback mechanism between market and funding liquidity that causes self-fulfilling liquidity dry … gain by resorting to outside liquidity sources and withhold assets from secondary markets. This leads to adverse selectrion … become mutually reinforcing. We compare different policy measures that can mitigate the risk of inefficient liquidity dry …