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Author(s): | van der Kwaak, C. Madeira, J. Palma, N. |
Date: | 2023 |
Title: | The long-run effects of risk: An equilibrium approach |
Journal title: | European Economic Review |
Volume: | 153 |
Reference: | van der Kwaak, C., Madeira, J., & Palma, N. (2023). The long-run effects of risk: An equilibrium approach. European Economic Review, 153, 104375. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104375 |
ISSN: | 0014-2921 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2023.104375 |
Keywords: | Financial intermediation Risk Investment Regulation Endogenous leverage Limited liability Costly state verification Deposit insurance |
Abstract: | Advanced economies tend to have large financial sectors which can be vulnerable to crises. We employ a DSGE model with banks featuring limited liability to investigate how risk shocks in the financial sector affect long-run macroeconomic outcomes. With full deposit insurance, banks expand balance sheets when risk increases, leading to higher investment and output. With no deposit insurance, we observe substantial drops in long-run credit provision, investment, and output. Reducing moral hazard by lowering the fraction of reimbursed deposits in case of bank default increases the probability of bank default in equilibrium. The long-run probability of bank default under a regime with no deposit insurance is more than 50% higher than under a regime with full deposit insurance for high levels of risk. These differences provide a novel argument in favor of deposit insurance. Our welfare analysis finds that increased risk always reduces welfare, except when there is full deposit insurance and deadweight costs from default are small. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | BRU-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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