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What are reference rates for?

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Reference rates like LIBOR were designed to reflect banks’ full cost of funds, including credit premia. With publication of LIBOR expected to cease soon, regulators have recommended a shift to risk-free reference rates. To study the implications of this shift, this paper develops a tractable model of bank lending and hedging in which the design of reference rates shapes the allocation of risk in equilibrium. Reference rates that capture credit risk, but are sufficiently free from manipulation, could improve welfare relative to risk-free reference rates. It remains an open question whether such reference rates can be constructed.

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  • Kirti, Divya, 2022. "What are reference rates for?," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbfina:v:144:y:2022:i:c:s0378426622002151
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106635
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    Keywords

    Reference rates; IBORs; RFRs; Interest-rate risk;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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