Banks are seen as having informational advantages in the market for risky securities. The competitive implications of these advantages are explored in a model of asset prices. The impact of capital adequacy requirements on shareholders and borrowers is explored. The paper concludes with a brief extension to the analysis of required liquidity ratios and of competition between banks which are subject to different regulatory regimes.
External Notes
A hard copy is available in UCD Library at GEN 330.08 IR/UNI
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
No. 52
Subject – LCSH
Banks and banking--Econometric models
Capital market
Competition
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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