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Author Lee, Howard

Title Bank Risk and the Declining Franchise Value of the Banking Systems in the United States and Japan / Lee, Howard
Published Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (58 pages)
Series IMF Working Papers, 2227-8885 ; Working Paper No. 92/45
IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper no. 92/45
Summary This paper associates both the increase in risk taken by wholesale banks in the United States and the decline in earnings at wholesale banks in Japan with a reduction in the franchise value of wholesale banking. In contrast with the conventional view that relates the franchise value of banking to informational advantages over other lenders, this paper argues that banks' franchise value originates in their provision of liquidity and payments services to their customers. Therefore, the decline in corporate demand for bank liquidity is identified as a major factor explaining the fall of the franchise value. The paper also analyzes recent proposals for banking reform and assesses their relevance for dealing with the problems of wholesale banks
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English
Form Electronic book
Author Weisbrod, Steven Riess
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana
Lee, Howard
International Monetary Fund.
ISBN 1455216062
9781455216062
1462360130
9781462360130