Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/26672 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 2627
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Traditionally, aggregate liquidity shocks are modelled as exogenous events. Extending our previous work (Cao & Illing, 2008), this paper analyses the adequate policy response to endogenous systemic liquidity risk. We analyse the feedback between lender of last resort policy and incentives of private banks, determining the aggregate amount of liquidity available. We show that imposing minimum liquidity standards for banks ex ante are a crucial requirement for sensible lender of last resort policy. In addition, we analyse the impact of equity requirements and narrow banking, in the sense that banks are required to hold sufficient liquid funds so as to pay out in all contingencies. We show that both policies are strictly inferior to imposing minimum liquidity standards ex ante combined with lender of last resort policy.
Subjects: 
liquidity risk
free-riding
narrow banking
lender of last resort
JEL: 
E5
G21
G28
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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