Bank liquidity regulation and the lender of last resort

Banks can make suboptimal liquidity choices and gamble for lender of last resort (LOLR) support. Endogenous bailout rents are driven by the need to preserve bankers' incentives under uncertain net worth. In equilibrium, banks can herd in risk management, choosing suboptimal liquidity when they expect others to do so. Optimal liquidity can be restored by quantitative requirements, but such regulation is costly. An LOLR policy incorporating bank capital information can reduce distorting rents and allow for a more efficient solution, but may only be possible in transparent economies.     

The marketability of bank assets, managerial rents and banking stability

Financial innovation and greater information availability have increased the tradability of bank assets and have reduced banks’ dependence on individual bank managers. We show that this can have two opposing consequences for banking stability. First, the hold-up problem between bank managers and shareholders becomes less severe. Consequently, banks’ capital structure needs to be less concerned with disciplining the management. Deposits – the most effective disciplining device – can be reduced, increasing banks’ resilience to adverse return shocks. However, limiting the hold-up problem also diminishes bank managers’ rents, reducing their incentives to properly monitor and screen borrowers, with adverse implications for asset quality. Thus, the default risk of banks does not necessarily decline. We argue that this delivers a novel explanation for the origin of the recent subprime crisis.     

Financial Econometrics, Financial Innovation, and Financial Stability

Innovation in financial markets, spurred to a significant extentby developments in finance theory and financial econometrics,has played a critical role in spurring economic growth. However,the current turmoil in financial markets raises fundamentalquestions about the nature of financial innovation and the roleof policymakers in maintaining financial stability. This paperexplores these questions, focusing on the complexities of modelingfinancial risk and the potential trade-off between policiesaimed at combating short-run financial instability on the onehand and the potential financial market distortions and moralhazard that can result from such policies on the other.     

新会计准则对银行业稳定的影响——基于央行风险监测的视角

加强银行业风险监测是维护金融稳定的核心。新会计准则的的实施促进银行业加强风险管理、强化信息披露,有利于央行风险监测,同时也影响到银行资本充足率、流动性、安全性和盈利性等监测指标,对央行风险监测提出了新的挑战。     

当前宏观经济背景下政策性银行的功能探析:基于国际比较的视角

在国有银行转型、财政资金有限的背景下,落实当前宏观调控政策离不开政策性银行的支持,政策性金融业务大量存在,也为政策性银行扩张信贷提供了空间。发挥政策性金融机构在金融危机、经济萧条时期促进经济复苏、保障金融安全的职能是国际上的通行做法,值得我们借鉴。在当前宏观经济背景下,在发挥政策性银行的信贷职能、弥补商业金融供给不足功能的同时,要防范因政策性金融资金财政化而带来的风险,要注重政策性金融机构在弥补市场缺损、建设市场方面的功能,提高政策性银行运行的效率和效益。同时,要将政策性银行的短期目标与长期目标相结合,在服务政策性目标的同时加快体制、机制创新,为市场转型夯实基础。     

银行信贷资产证券化竞争力的实证分析

本文首先从信贷资产证券化发起人、发行人以及投资者三个角度分析各自参与证券化的判断标准,并由此得到信贷资产证券化竞争力的判断模型。接着用实证分析的方法进行论证,最后得出我国在信贷资产证券化初级阶段宜采用市场规模较大、期限较长的信贷资产进行证券化的结论。     

央行票据再考察:债务置换工具视角

与把央行票据性质定位为中央银行债券的传统角度不同,本文从债务置换工具的视角重新阐释了央行票据的性质。我国的"外汇资产—人民币"发行模式导致了货币的超额发行,央行票据是对中央银行超额发行债务的置换。外汇资产的递增趋势决定了央行票据作为债务置换工具的可持续性。针对央行票据过度膨胀带来的负面影响,文章认为,应该从根源上解决人民币超额发行问题。     

金融犯罪立法问题论析——以《刑法修正案》为研究视角

从近年来的金融犯罪立法态势看,部分条文呈现出以下几个特征:破坏了刑法典的稳定性,背离了刑法的谦抑性,条款设置缺乏前瞻性。为了使金融犯罪立法更合理、更科学、更灵活,需从金融犯罪立法的定位、前置刑法制度的完善及刑事条款设置的重构等层面入手,以实现刑法典的稳定、谦抑及超前等目标。     

Bank Capital Regulation,Economic Stability,and Monetary Policy: What Does the Academic Literature Tell Us?

This paper surveys academic research exploring the macroeconomic and monetary policy implications of the Basel I and Basel II systems of risk-based capital requirements. This research indicates that regulatory tightening of capital ratios can generate aggregate shocks, that capital regulation can enhance the procyclicality already inherent in banking, and that capital requirements can influence macroeconomic outcomes and alter the monetary policy transmission mechanism. The paper offers suggestions for future avenues of research on the interplay between bank capital regulation, the economy, and monetary policymaking. Although any errors are my own, I received very helpful comments on earlier versions from Kenneth Kopecky, John Pattison, and Jack Tatom. I am grateful for research support from Networks Financial Institute.     

泰国进出口银行发展及其对中国的启示

泰国进出口银行在发展中国家里是发展比较成功的，本文在介绍泰国进出口银行概况的基础上，分析了泰国进出口银行的主要功能以及在目前全球金融危机背景下的新作用，并探讨了泰国进出口银行的发展经验对中国发展进出口银行的启示。