A Model of the Lender of Last Resort /

This paper develops a model of the lender of last resort. It provides an analytical basis for 'too big too fail' and a rationale for 'constructive ambiguity'. Key results are that if contagion (moral hazard) is the main concern, the Central Bank (CB) will have an excessive (littl...

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Autor principal: Huang, Haizhou
Altres autors: Goodhart, C.
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/039
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF