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Excessive Lending, Leverage, and Risk-Taking in the Presence of Bailout Expectations
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Georgiou, Andréas |
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October 1, 2009 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: The financial crisis that began in 2007 has brought to the fore the issues of excesses in lending, leverage, and risk-taking as some of the fundamental causes of this crisis. At the same time, in dealing with the financial crisis there have been large scale interventions by governments, often referred to as bailouts of the lenders. This paper presents a framework where rational economic agents engage in ex ante excessive lending, borrowing, and risk-taking if creditors assign a positive probability to being bailed out. The paper also offers some thoughts on policy implications. It argues that it would be most productive for the long run if lending institutions were not bailed out. If the continuing existence of an institution was deemed essential, assistance should take the form of capital injections that dilute the equity of existing owners.
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Working Paper No. 09/233 |
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Banking sector | Borrowing | Economic models | Financial crisis | Financial risk | Fiscal policy | Intervention | Investment | Loans | Nonbank financial sector |
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financial crisis | bailout | excessive lending | excessive risk | moral hazard |
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October 1, 2009 |
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WPIEA2009233 |
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25 |
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US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00 )
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