Deposit Insurance Database

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Asli Demirgüç-Kunt

World Bank

Edward J. Kane

Boston College - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Luc Laeven

European Central Bank (ECB); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Date Written: June 1, 2014

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive, global database of deposit insurance arrangements as of 2013. The authors extend their earlier dataset by including recent adopters of deposit insurance and information on the use of government guarantees on banks' assets and liabilities, including during the recent global financial crisis. They also create a Safety Net Index capturing the generosity of the deposit insurance scheme and government guarantees on banks' balance sheets. The data show that deposit insurance has become more widespread and more extensive in coverage since the global financial crisis, which also triggered a temporary increase in the government protection of non-deposit liabilities and bank assets. In most cases, these guarantees have since been formally removed but coverage of deposit insurance remains above pre-crisis levels, raising concerns about implicit coverage and moral hazard going forward.

Keywords: Deposit Insurance, Debt Markets, Bankruptcy and Resolution of Financial Distress, Banks & Banking Reform, Access to Finance

Suggested Citation

Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli and Kane, Edward J. and Laeven, Luc A., Deposit Insurance Database (June 1, 2014). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6934, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2458220

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