Trade-offs in Bank Resolution

Author/Editor:

Giovanni Dell'Ariccia ; Maria Soledad Martinez Peria ; Deniz O Igan ; Elsie Addo Awadzi ; Marc C Dobler ; Damiano Sandri

Publication Date:

February 9, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This SDN revisits the debate on bank resolution regimes, first by presenting a simple model of bank insolvency that transparently describes the trade-off involved between bail-outs, bail-ins, and larger capital buffers. The note then looks for empirical evidence to assess the moral hazard consequences of bail-outs and the systemic spillovers from bail-ins.

Series:

Staff Discussion Notes No. 2018/002

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

February 9, 2018

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484341001/2617-6750

Stock No:

SDNEA2018002

Pages:

42

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