Crisis in Competitive Versus Monopolistic Banking Systems /

We study a monetary, general equilibrium economy in which banks exist because they provide intertemporal insurance to risk-averse depositors. A "banking crisis" is defined as a case in which banks exhaust their reserve assets. Under different model specifications, the banking industry is e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Bruce
Otros Autores: Boyd, John, De Nicolo, Gianni
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/188
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF