In this paper we discuss whether or not the introduction of CBDCs may impact the profitability of banks and their ability to accumulate capital...
When it comes to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the focus of market participants and regulators – especially in the banking industry – is...
The current crisis, at the time of writing, has had a profound impact on the financial world, introducing the need for creative approaches to...
We use simple accounting measures to estimate the share of private manufacturing firms in financial distress under a hypothetical scenario of losing...
While it is too early to say how the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will ultimately affect emerging market economies (EMs), experience...
With lockdown measures in place worldwide, cash-flow represents a significant concern for firms across multiple sectors. This chapter estimates the...
Synthetic control method (SCM) is generally used for producing counterfactual scenarios in policy evaluations. In the light and urgency of the recent...
We carry out some analysis of the daily data on the number of new cases and number of new deaths by (191) countries as reported to the European CDC...
The period May 1 to the turn of the month of November (-6 trading day of October) has historically produced negligible returns. The rest of the year...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how the financial system is operated, taking over core functions because of cost savings and...
September 15th, 2008: financial services firm Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking the largest default in U.S. history...
Technology changes society. Financial services and their regulation is not immune from this. Indeed, distributed ledger technology and artificial...
Recent history suggests that raising interest rates higher than warranted by macroeconomic prospects would not be the right policy for financial...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how financial institutions are operated and regulated. The authors discuss the benefits and danger...
Banks have long played a special role in the financial system. Individuals and institutions use banks to access the payment system, and central banks...
Despite the partial realignment of European long-term government bonds after the crisis in 2012, there has been some renewed divergence in yields in...
