network. We first provide a characterization of the unique equilibrium of banks' liquidity holdings for any network of credit … aggregate liquidity holdings. This incurs an implicit cost, since these funds could be invested in the more productive illiquid …

We develop a model in which financial intermediaries hold liquidity to protect themselves from shocks. Depending on … parameter values, banks may choose to hold too much or too little liquidity on aggregate compared with the socially optimal … underinsurance against liquidity choice. The model therefore provides a unified framework for thinking, on the one hand, about policy …

This paper examines the impact of exogenous liquidity shocks in the unsecured interbank market. We evaluate the effects … of idiosyncratic liquidity shocks - arising from deposits outflow at the bank level - and of the aggregate liquidity … shock related to the U.S. tapering observed between May and September of 2013. We find that both liquidity shocks are …

demand for liquidity in the interbank market as wells as banks' access to this market. Results indicate that riskier banks … pay higher prices and borrow less liquidity, concurrent with the existence of market discipline. More capitalized and … higher prices and hoard liquidity when liquidity positions across them are more imbalanced and during a monetary policy …

We examine the system-wide effects of liquidity regulation on banks’ balance sheets. In the general equilibrium model … value before maturity, e.g., structured securities. By improving the liquidity of interbank markets, tighter liquidity … requirements induce banks to invest in such complex assets. We evaluate the welfare properties of combining liquidity regulation …

firesale spirals. The central bank injects or withdraws liquidity on the interbank markets to achieve its desired interest rate … detrimental effects of higher risk taking incentives.We find that central bank supply of liquidity quite generally increases …