کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5089177 | 1375585 | 2013 | 15 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- We analyse the efficient mix of capital regulation and banking supervision.
- Within a feasible set, both instruments are substitutes.
- The optimal policy is not feasible if we allow for regulatory competition.
- An agreement on international minimum capital standards is self-enforcing.
- International capital regulation reduces the average supervisory effort.
We develop a simple model of banking regulation with two policy instruments: minimum capital requirements and the supervision of domestic banks. The regulator faces a trade-off: high capital requirements cause a drop in the banks' profitability, whereas strict supervision reduces the scope of intermediation and is costly for taxpayers. We show that a mix of both instruments minimises the costs of preventing the collapse of financial intermediation. Once we allow for cross-border banking, the optimal policy is not feasible. If domestic supervisory effort is not observable, our model predicts a race to the bottom in capital requirement regulation. Therefore, countries are better off by harmonising regulation on an international standard.
Journal: Journal of Banking & Finance - Volume 37, Issue 11, November 2013, Pages 4584-4598