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Systemic Banking Crises Database
- L. Laeven, F. Valencia
- 2013
The paper presents a comprehensive database on systemic banking crises during 1970–2011. It proposes a methodology to date banking crises based on policy indices, and examines the robustness of this… Expand
The Use of Blanket Guarantees in Banking Crises
- L. Laeven, F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 October 2008
Policymakers often use guarantees on bank liabilities to prevent or contain bank runs during systemic banking crises, but their success has been debated. Using a sample of 42 episodes of banking… Expand
The Real Effects of Financial Sector Interventions During Crises
- L. Laeven, F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 March 2011
We collect new data to assess the importance of supply-side credit market frictions by studying the impact of financial sector recapitalization packages on the growth performance of firms in a large… Expand
Monetary Policy in the New Normal
- T. Bayoumi, G. Dell'Ariccia, K. Habermeier, Tommaso Mancini Griffoli, F. Valencia
- Economics
- 4 April 2014
The proposed SDN would take stock of the current debate on the shape that monetary policy should take after the crisis. It revisits the pros and cons of expanding the objectives of monetary policy,… Expand
Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses
- S. Claessens, M. Kose, L. Laeven, F. Valencia
- Economics
- 19 February 2014
Financial Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses provides a comprehensive overview of research into financial crises and policy lessons learned. The book covers a wide range of crises,… Expand
Banks' Precautionary Capital and Credit Crunches
- F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 October 2008
This paper develops a bank model to study supply-driven contractions in credit or credit crunches. In the model, the bank is affected by financial frictions in raising external funds. These frictions… Expand
Made in Mexico: Energy Reform and Manufacturing Growth
- Jorge Alvarez, F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 February 2015
We assess the real effects of a recent opening of the energy sector in Mexico to private investment. We look at one particular channel, which operates through the change in the structure of… Expand
Financial Crises and Recapitalizations
- D. Sandri, F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 December 2013
We develop a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with financial frictions on both financial intermediaries and goods-producing firms. Since financial intermediaries are highly leveraged, we… Expand
Bank Capital and Uncertainty
- F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 September 2010
An important role for bank capital is that of a buffer against unexpected losses. As uncertainty about these losses increases, the theory predicts an increase in the optimal level of bank capital.… Expand
Aggregate Uncertainty and the Supply of Credit
- F. Valencia
- Economics
- 1 December 2013
This paper presents a model in which a bank can exhibit self-insurance with loan supply contracting when uncertainty increases. This prediction is tested with U.S. commercial banks, where… Expand