Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/74735 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Arbeitspapier No. 04/2010
Publisher: 
Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der Gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, Wiesbaden
Abstract: 
This paper presents a proposal for a regulatory regime aimed at reducing systemic risk effectively and internationally. Systemic relevance should be internalized with a levy (or tax), the level of which (or tax rate) rises with the systemic relevance of an institution (Pigouvian taxation). The levy should be complemented by a Systemic Risk Fund which is endowed with control rights, in particular early intervention and resolution powers. The Systemic Risk Fund should be funded by the proceeds from the levy; if the Fund reaches a certain threshold size, the continuing flow of contributions is distributed to the government(s). Systemic Risk Funds implemented on the global, European, and national level would solve the issue mitigating risks also cross-border and provide a framework for burden-sharing.
Subjects: 
Systemic Risk Fund
systemic relevance
levy
tax
surcharge
financial institutions
Basel II
JEL: 
G01
G15
G18
G28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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