The Workout of Banking Crises: A Macroeconomic Perspective

22 Pages Posted: 12 Jun 2003

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Hans Gersbach

ETH Zurich - CER-ETH -Center of Economic Research; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Jan Wenzelburger

Bielefeld University - Department of Business Administration and Economics

Date Written: May 2003

Abstract

This paper provides a macroeconomic perspective for government interventions in banking crises. Such crises occur when a large number of banks fail to meet capital requirements or are insolvent. Using a macroeconomic model with financial intermediation, our analysis suggests that strict enforcement of capital-adequate rules suffices in prosperous periods. Capital requirements serve as an indicator for crises interventions in critical states which may require interest rate controls and restructuring of the banking industry. These policies can be reinforced by random bail-outs and temporary financial relief, with a large percentage of the costs being covered by current and future owners of banks. banking crises, deposit insurance, banking regulation

Keywords: Financial intermediation, macroeconomic risks,

JEL Classification: D41, E4, G2

Suggested Citation

Gersbach, Hans and Wenzelburger, Jan, The Workout of Banking Crises: A Macroeconomic Perspective (May 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=408380 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.408380

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