FEAR OF FIRE SALES, ILLIQUIDITY SEEKING, AND CREDIT FREEZES
FEAR OF FIRE SALES, ILLIQUIDITY SEEKING, AND CREDIT FREEZES
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DOI:
10.1093/qje/qjr012
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发表时间:
2011-05-01
影响因子:
13.7
通讯作者:
Rajan, Raghuram G.
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作者:
Diamond, Douglas W.;Rajan, Raghuram G.
Is there any need to clean up a banking system by closing some banks and forcing others to sell assets if the risk of a crisis becomes high? Impaired banks that may be forced to sell illiquid assets in the future have private incentives to hold, rather than sell, those assets Anticipating a potential fire sale, liquid buyers expect high returns, reducing their incentive to lend. Privately optimal trading decisions therefore lead to a worse fire sale and a larger drop in lending than is necessary. We discuss alternative ways of cleaning up the system and the associated costs and benefits.