Regulation of Banks: Moving Targets

Name: Regulation of Banks: Moving Targets
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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Article

Magazine

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI

Issue

RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI - 2012 - 2

Title

Regulation of Banks: Moving Targets

Author

Carsten Nielsen

Publisher

Vita e Pensiero

Format

Article |

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Pages

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02-2012

Issn

0035-676X (print) | 1827-7918 (digital)

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We investigate, in a model of perfectly competitive banks and a lower bound on the deposit rate that these banks may offer, the idea that, as a result of financial innovation, capital adequacy requirements may become ineffective in preventing banks from investing in risky assets which are, from the point of view of society, inefficient. We interpret this as one possible explanation of the seemingly repeated failure of the Basel accords to induce a desired level of prudence by the banks.

Keywords: Bank regulation, capital requirements, moral hazard, financial innovation.
JEL Classification: D43, D82, G21, G28.