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Do higher solvency ratios reduce the cost of bailing out insured banks?

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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:57 authored by Robert Eastwood
The relationship between solvency constraints and bank behaviour in the presence of fixed rate deposit insurance is investigated. A rise in the minimum solvency ratio does not necessarily reduce the adverse consequences of moral hazard: bank efficiency may fall and expected bailout costs may rise. Such outcomes are possible even if credit risk is purely systemic. Similar results obtain in respect of level increases in bank capital, tangible or intangible, although in this case purely systemic risk excludes perverse outcomes.

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  • Published

Journal

International Journal of Finance and Economics

ISSN

1076-9307

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons

Issue

1

Volume

9

Page range

39-48

Pages

10.0

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  • Economics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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