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A preferred habitat for liquidity in term repos: Before, during and after the financial crisis

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  • Baig, Ahmed
  • Winters, Drew B.

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The money market rates in the United States have exhibited a year-end effect consistent with the preferred habitat for liquidity. We revisit the year-end preferred habitat for liquidity using data on government general collateral repurchase agreements (GC Repos). We find no evidence to suggest a year-end effect during the financial crisis. The result is consistent with liquidity hoarding by investors during a crisis characterized by liquidity and solvency issues. Additionally, our findings suggest that investors manage their year-end liquidity following the crisis even when interest rates are historically low.

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  • Baig, Ahmed & Winters, Drew B., 2018. "A preferred habitat for liquidity in term repos: Before, during and after the financial crisis," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 1-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jebusi:v:99:y:2018:i:c:p:1-14
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2018.07.002
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    Keywords

    Financial crisis; Year-end effect; Preferred habitat; Repurchase agreements;
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    JEL classification:

    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors

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