The Benefits and Costs of Intervening in Banking Crises /

This paper provides a framework to assess the benefits and costs of intervening in a banking crisis. Intervention involves liquidity support and resolution actions. Principal benefits of intervention include avoiding panic and eliminating the economic costs of distorted incentives. Principal costs i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frydl, Edward
Other Authors: Quintyn, Marc
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/147
Online Access:Full text available on IMF