This paper studies regulatory competition in the banking sector in a model where banks are heterogeneous and taxpayers come up for the losses of failing banks. Capital requirements force the weakest banks to exit the market. This gives rise to a signalling effect of capital standards, as...

This paper studies how Uruguay's regulatory framework was gradually strengthened to address shortcomings identified during the 2002-03 crisis, to align with international standards and, more recently, to deal with cyclical pressures resulting in an acceleration of bank lending. In particular,...

Systemrisiken sind in Zeiten des digitalen Umbruchs eine so präsente Bedrohung auf Finanzmärkten wie nie. Einem wachsenden Einfluss digitaler Intermediäre auf dem Finanzmarkt (wie Plattformunternehmen und FinTechs) sowie digitalen Geschäftsmodellen wohnen neue Herausforderungen und...