The impact of deposit insurance on depositor behavior during a crisis: A conjoint analysis approach

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial Intermediation
Year: 2015
Volume: 24
Issue: 4
Pages: 590-601

Authors (4)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the effectiveness of initiating deposit insurance at the outset of a banking crisis. Using a conjoint analysis approach that allows us to consider the simultaneous impact of multiple deposit insurance attributes and various counterfactuals, we ask a multinational sample of respondents how they would view hypothetical account profiles following the failure of a large competing bank. Previous experience matters: respondents from countries without explicit deposit insurance exhibit greater withdrawal risk, suggesting that the introduction of deposit insurance during a crisis may be only partially successful in preventing bank runs. They also impose a higher deposit interest rate premium. Having a long-term bank relationship reduces withdrawal risk, as does the absence of co-insurance.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfinin:v:24:y:2015:i:4:p:590-601
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-24