Format:
Online-Ressource (32 S.)
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graph. Darst.
Series Statement:
Discussion paper / Tinbergen Institute 2014-059
Content:
This article presents a model in which, contrary to conventional wisdom, competi- tion can make banks more reluctant to take excessive risks: As competition intensifies and margins decline, banks face more-binding threats of failure, to which they may respond by reducing their risk-taking. Yet, at the same time, banks become riskier. This is because the direct, destabilizing effect of lower margins outweighs the disciplining effect of competition; moreover, a substantial rise in competition reduces banks’ incentive to build precautionary capital buffers. A key implication is that the effects of competition on risk-taking and on failure risk can move in opposite directions.
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Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Arbeitspapier
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Graue Literatur
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