Keyword(s): moral hazard
08/03/12
05:51:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
, 141 words 
Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement
Ang, Andrew and Sorensen, Morten, Risks, Returns, and Optimal Holdings of Private Equity: A Survey of Existing Approaches (July 30, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2119849Abstract: "We survey the academic literature that e… more »
03/25/12
06:17:14 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 192 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks
Tyler Cowen has a great weekend column in the NYT about the mess of of the financial system and the "return of the bank run":NYT: The Age of the Shadow Bank Run, by Tyler Cowen, March 24, 2012Here just an excerpt:"The arrangement also assumes… more »
03/13/12
10:06:16 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 141 words
Categories: Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Market Characteristics
Ai, Hengjie and Li, Rui, Moral Hazard, Investment, and Firm Dynamics (January 11, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020089
Abstract:
"We present a dynamic general equilibrium model with heterogeneous firms. Owners of firms d… more »
02/20/12
08:50:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 61 words
Categories: Deals, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics
Following paper is some years old but still important as it shows that capital structure matters a lot in designing incentive schemes which do not create moral hazard issues. Debt is an important factor in such structuring.
Koufopoulos, Kostas, Manag… more »
02/19/12
10:51:29 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 188 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks
Andrew Haldane, Executive Director for Financial Stability at the Bank of England, expresses his views on bank equity and systemic risk:
London Review of Books: The Doom Loop; Andrew Haldane writes about equity and the banking system, Feb. 2012
H… more »
10/18/11
07:58:01 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 74 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Bankruptcy
Find here some interesting links. We can imagine negotiations which are going on behind the scenes. Does the taxpayer have strong enough "lobbyists" in the form of elected politicians..24/7 Wall St.: Banks Ready to Kill Greek Bailout, Oct. 17, 2011… more »
09/15/11
12:13:04 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 6 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Banks/Investment Banks, Fraud
Keywords: Investment Banking, Moral Hazard more »
09/13/11
07:06:39 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 366 words
Categories: Economics Europe, Economics Global
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in The Telegraph talks about how dangerous the alleged German "Plan B" (exit of Greece from the Eurozone) is and accuses the German Finance Minister Schäuble of reckless behavior. Yes, the plan is dangerous, as UBS has impressivel… more »
07/31/11
Peter Boone (LSE), Simon Johnson (MIT), Europe on the Brink, Peterson Institute, July 2011Attempts to resolve the problems in Europe are failing, and the crisis is spreading from Greece, Ireland, and Portugal to larger nations.Europe’s financia… more »
07/20/11
Good article, pointing to moral hazard issues within the Euro Zone:
Voxeu: A credible commitment for the Eurozone, by Thomas F. Cooley (NYU) and Ramon Marimon (European University), July 20, 2011
Keywords: European Crisis, European Governance more »
06/25/11
ZeroHedge.com: Guest Post: Inevitable Catastrophe - The Fruits Of Moral Hazard On A Global Scale, June 24, 2011Inevitable Catastrophe: The Fruits Of Moral Hazard On A Global Scale Insulate participants from risk with policies like the Bernanke Pu… more »
06/20/11
On January 14, 2011 we had a post where the author questioned the decision making process when Switzerland was increasing its IMF loans, mainly used to contribute to the EU "safety umbrellas". paperThe blog post author mentioned that following qu… more »
06/03/11
03:43:30 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 20 words
Categories: Investment, Central Banks/Government
Ludwig von Mises Institute: The IMF and Moral Hazard, by Philipp Bagus and David Howden, June 3, 2011
Keywords: IMF, Moral Hazard more »
03/29/11
06:39:55 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 451 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Regulation
Find following a study which provides further evidence that increasing bank capital could be a meaningful market oriented measure to to avoid excessive risk taking by big banks:Is there a link from bank size to risk taking? by Ray Barrell, E Philip D… more »
03/18/11
Following short post is in German language as it deals specifically with the capital requirements discussion for Swiss banks:Herr Gisler, Kolumnist bei der Weltwoche, erwähnt wiederholt, dass die Bestrebungen bezüglich grösserer Eigenkapitalanforderu… more »
01/14/11
While these studies have significantly improved our understanding of the politicaleconomy of IMF lending, they raise nearly as many questions as they resolve. To what extent is each of these views of the IMF valid? Which actor (or actors) exerts the mo… more »
12/12/10
This is good news for the financial players which are exposed in the Ireland mess. Legal certainty is a prerequisite for a sustainable economy. However, we understand the Irish people who are heavily upset about the actions of their government. From a de… more »
12/05/10
The blanket guarantee which Ireland has given to its banks in 2008 turned out to be a disastrous one for its taxpayers and its public pension fund beneficiaries. Karl Whelan makes a review:The Irish Economy Blog: Gormley on the September 2008 Guarant… more »
12/03/10
Mises Blog: The Irish Subjugation, by Philipp Bagus, Nov. 30, 2010Europe is in turmoil once again. The sovereign-debt crisis threatens to spread from Ireland to Portugal and Spain. It all began with the financial crisis. Before the financial crisis,… more »
11/27/10
Peterson Institute for International Economics: Will It Be Brussels, Berlin, or Financial Markets that Check Moral Hazard in Europe’s Bailout Union? Most Likely the Latter! by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, October 2010
Keywords: European Crisis, European Bai… more »
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