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Fragility in money marketfunds: sponsor support and regulation

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I develop a model of money market funds (MMFs) to study the ability of sponsor support to provide stability to the industry. I find that strategic complementarities in the sponsors JEL Classification: G01, G21, G28

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  • Parlatore, Cecilia, 2015. "Fragility in money marketfunds: sponsor support and regulation," Working Paper Series 1772, European Central Bank.
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    fire sales; money market funds; regulation; runs; support;
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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