Book Chapters
Lender of last resort and bank closure policy
Authors
Freixas, Xavier; Parigi, Bruno M.
UPF authors
Type
Book Chapters
Book Authors
Berger, Allen N.; Molyneux, Phillip; Wilson, John (eds.)
Book title
The Oxford handbook of banking
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication year
2009
Pages
71-103
ISBN
0191553158
Abstract
Central banks play an important role as lender of last resort (LOLR) to banks experiencing liquidity problems. This article examines this LOLR function, and its relationship with bank closure policy. It considers the justification of LOLR lending in a simplified framework where only liquidity shocks arise. It then examines contagion in the interbank market. The next section is devoted to the case where liquidity shocks cannot be disentangled from solvency ones. This is followed by a discussion of the issues raised by the implementation and decentralization of the LOLR policy within the safety net.
Complete citation
Freixas, Xavier; Parigi, Bruno M.. Lender of last resort and bank closure policy. In: Berger, Allen N.; Molyneux, Phillip; Wilson, John (eds.). The Oxford handbook of banking. 1 ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2009. p. 71-103.
