Reciprocal brokered deposits and bank risk

Shaffer, Sherrill

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Reciprocal brokered deposits and bank risk

Date

2012

Authors

Shaffer, Sherrill

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Economic theory predicts that reciprocal brokered deposits, by enhancing deposit insurance coverage, may reduce market discipline for banks, permitting them to take more risk in various dimensions. A newly available dataset provides empirical evidence related to that hypothesis.