A European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund - An Update

CEPS Policy Brief No. 283

12 Pages Posted: 15 May 2012 Last revised: 12 Sep 2012

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Dirk Schoenmaker

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Daniel Gros

Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Date Written: September 12, 2012

Abstract

Cross-border banking is currently not stable in Europe. Cross-border banks need a European safety net. Moreover, a truly integrated European-level banking system may help to break the diabolical loop between the solvency of the domestic banking system and the fiscal standing of the national sovereign.

This policy paper first sketches the building blocks of a Banking Union. Importantly, a new European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Authority (EDIRA) should start simultaneously with the ECB assuming supervisory powers. A combination of European supervision and local resolution cannot work because it is not ‘incentive compatible’. Next, this paper proposes a transition period to gradually phase in the European deposit insurance coverage. Finally, we calculate that a European Deposit Insurance Fund would amount to about €30-50 billion for the 75 euro area banks that were subject to the EBA stress tests. This Fund could be created over a period of time through risk-based deposit insurance premiums levied on these banks. Once up and running, the Fund would then turn into a European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund to also deal with the resolution of one or more of these European banks.

Keywords: European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund, safety net, cross-border banks, eurozone, banking systems, fiscal positions

Suggested Citation

Schoenmaker, Dirk and Gros, Daniel, A European Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund - An Update (September 12, 2012). CEPS Policy Brief No. 283, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2060137

Dirk Schoenmaker (Contact Author)

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Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) ( email )

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Daniel Gros

Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels ( email )

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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) ( email )

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