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Interbank contagion and resolution procedures: inspecting the mechanism

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  • E. Gaffeo
  • M. Molinari

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This paper develops a network model of a stylized banking system in which banks are connected to one another through interbank claims, which allows us to study the diffusion of default avalanches triggered by an exogenous shock under a number of different assumptions on the degree of interconnectedness, level of capitalization, liquidity buffers, the size of the interbank market and fire-sales. We expand upon the existing literature by comparing two alternative resolution mechanisms: (i) liquidations triggered by either illiquidity or insolvency-related distress implying asset sales and compensation of creditors; and (ii) a bail-in mechanism avoiding bank closure by forcing a recapitalization provided by bank creditors. Our model speaks to how contagion dynamics unravel via illiquidity-driven defaults in the first case and higher-order losses in the latter one. Within this framework, we show how the liquidity risk externality can be resolved, and we put forward a macro-criterion to assess the adequacy of the liquidity ratio introduced with Basel III.

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  • E. Gaffeo & M. Molinari, 2015. "Interbank contagion and resolution procedures: inspecting the mechanism," Quantitative Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 637-652, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:quantf:v:15:y:2015:i:4:p:637-652
    DOI: 10.1080/14697688.2014.968196
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