Tag Archives: Global Banking

Open Access to “The Travels of a Deposit in Turbulent Times”

Posted on January 7, 2020 by haraldborders

My paper “The Travels of a Deposit in Turbulent Times: The Importance of Deposit Insurance Design for Cross-Border Deposits” , jointly written with Shusen Qi and Stefanie  Kleimeier and published by Economic Inquiry is now available “open access“. In this … Continue reading →

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New Policy Paper on Cross-Border Effects of National Deposit Insurance Systems

Posted on September 18, 2019 by haraldborders

Deposit insurance systems are a common feature of the financial systems of most countries. Their rationale is twofold: to protect bank depositors in case of a bankruptcy and, even more importantly, to avoid widespread bankruptcies as a consequence of bank … Continue reading →

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Deposit Insurance in Times of Crises: Safe Haven or Regulatory Arbitrage?

Posted on June 6, 2017 by haraldborders

  An updated version of this paper has been presented on the 2017 Biennial IADI Research Conference: Designing an Optimal Deposit Insurance System – Theory and Practice, on 1-2 June 2017 at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. See … Continue reading →

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New Working Paper: Deposit Insurance in Times of Crises: Safe Haven or Regulatory Arbitrage?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by haraldborders

In a new working paper, co-authered with Stefanie Stefanie Kleimeier and Shusen Qi, we examine the impact of deposit insurance (DI) schemes on bilateral cross-border deposits. Our results suggest that not only the existence of explicit DI, but also DI design features, which reflect … Continue reading →

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