• Title of article

    Deposit insuranceandmoneymarketfreezes

  • Author/Authors

    Max Bruche، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    17
  • From page
    45
  • To page
    61
  • Abstract
    In thepresenceofdepositinsurance,ariseincounterpartyriskmaycauseafreezein interbankmoneymarkets.Weshowthisinageneralequilibriummodelwithregionally segmentedbank-basedretailfinancialmarkets,inwhichmoneymarketsfacilitatethe reallocationoffundsacrossbanksfromdifferentregions.Counterpartyriskcreatesan asymmetrybetweenbanksinsavings-richregions,whichremainmarginallyfinanced by theabundantregionalinsureddeposits,andinsavings-poorregions,whichhaveto pay largespreadsinmoneymarkets.Thisasymmetrydistortstheaggregateallocation of creditand,inthepresenceofdemandexternalities,cancauselargeoutputlosses.
  • Keywords
    Deposit insuranceMoney marketsBank solvencyFinancial marketfreezes
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846371