Network risk and key players: A structural analysis of interbank liquidity

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial Economics
Year: 2021
Volume: 141
Issue: 3
Pages: 831-859

Authors (4)

Denbee, Edward (not in RePEc) Julliard, Christian (Centre for Economic Policy Res...) Li, Ye (not in RePEc) Yuan, Kathy (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Using a structural model, we estimate the liquidity multiplier of an interbank network and banks’ contributions to systemic risk. To provide payment services, banks hold reserves. Their equilibrium holdings can be strategic complements or substitutes. The former arises when payment velocity and multiplier are high. The latter prevails when the opportunity cost of liquidity is large, incentivising banks to borrow neighbors’ reserves instead of holding their own. Consequently, the network can amplify or dampen shocks to individual banks. Empirically, network topology explains cross-sectional heterogeneity in banks’ systemic-risk contributions while changes in the equilibrium type drive time-series variation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfinec:v:141:y:2021:i:3:p:831-859
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25