Capital Structures and Portfolio Composition During Banking Crisis : Lessons from Argentina 1995 /
This paper constructs a theoretical framework that rationalizes banks' short- and long-run adjustment dynamics-in portfolio composition and in the capital structure-following a period of financial distress. The model captures stylized facts about banks' behavior following a shock to the ca...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1998.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1998/121 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | This paper constructs a theoretical framework that rationalizes banks' short- and long-run adjustment dynamics-in portfolio composition and in the capital structure-following a period of financial distress. The model captures stylized facts about banks' behavior following a shock to the capital base-namely, the rush to liquidity and credit crunch. Bank panel data show that Argentine domestic retail banks underwent a period of adjustment of six quarters following the Mexican devaluation crisis, reducing their risk-exposure since, owing to bank capital scarcity, depositors became less prone to tolerate bank default risk. Foreign-owned banks suffered a milder shock and adjusted immediately. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (54 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |