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Market discipline and systemic risk

Abstract:
We analyze a general equilibrium model in which financial institutions generate endogenous systemic risk. Banks optimally select correlated investments and thereby expose themselves to fire-sale risk so as to sharpen their incentives. Systemic risk is therefore a natural consequence of banks’ fundamental role as delegated monitors. Our model sheds light on recent and historical trends in measured systemic risk. Technological innovations and government-directed lending can cause surges in systemic risk. Strict capital requirements and well-designed government-asset purchase programs can combat systemic risk.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1287/mnsc.2018.3248

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Oxford college:
Merton College
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Publisher:
INFORMS
Journal:
Management Science More from this journal
Volume:
66
Issue:
2
Pages:
764-782
Publication date:
2019-10-24
Acceptance date:
2018-10-30
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EISSN:
1526-5501
ISSN:
0025-1909


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English
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uuid:5a04f7f2-e7c3-420f-a660-a4dd0b48b74e
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937125
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2018-11-05
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