Liberalization, Moral Hazard in Banking, and Prudential Regulation: Are Capital Requirements Enough?

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Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2000
Volume: 90
Issue: 1
Pages: 147-165

Score contribution per author:

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Abstract

In a dynamic model of moral hazard, competition can undermine prudent bank behavior. While capital-requirement regulation can induce prudent behavior, the policy yields Pareto-inefficient outcomes. Capital requirements reduce gambling incentives by putting bank equity at risk. However, they also have a perverse effect of harming banks' franchise values, thus encouraging gambling. Pareto-efficient outcomes can be achieved by adding deposit-rate controls as a regulatory instrument, since they facilitate prudent investment by increasing franchise values. Even if deposit-rate ceilings are not binding on the equilibrium path, they may be useful in deterring gambling off the equilibrium path.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:90:y:2000:i:1:p:147-165
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-29