• Title of article

    Could making banks hold only liquid assets induce bank runs?

  • Author/Authors

    James Peck، نويسنده , , Karl Shell، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    420
  • To page
    427
  • Abstract
    Restrictions placed on bank portfolios are analyzed in a banking model designed to capture the role of checking accounts in facilitating transactions. Forcing banks to hold only liquid assets creates the incentive for liquidity-based runs. Even when a run does not occur, welfare is reduced as a result of overinvestment in the liquid asset.
  • Keywords
    Bank runsBank stabilityDeposit contractsGlass–Steagall bankingMechanism designPortfolio restrictionsSunspot equilibrium
  • Journal title
    Journal monetary economics
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Journal monetary economics
  • Record number

    713556