Capital Requirements for Government Bonds - Implications for Bank Behaviour and Financial Stability
Ulrike Neyer  1@  , André Sterzel * @
1 : Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf  (HHU)  -  Site web
Faculty of Business and Economics Universitaetsstrasse 1 40225 Duesseldorf -  Allemagne
* : Auteur correspondant

This paper analyses whether the introduction of capital requirements for bank government bond holdings increases nancial stability by making the banking sector more resilient to sovereign debt crises. Using a theoretical model, we show that a sudden increase
in sovereign default risk may lead to liquidity issues in the banking sector. Our model reveals that in combination with a central bank acting as a lender of last resort, capital requirements for government bonds increase the shock-absorbing capacity of the banking sector and thus the nancial stability. The driving force is a regulation-induced change in bank investment behaviour.


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