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Did Insurers Become Risk-Loving During "Low-for-Long"? The Role of Returns, Ratings, and Regulation

Author/Editor: Jeroen Brinkhoff, Juan Sole.

Release Date:September, 2022

European life insurance companies are important bond investors and had traditionally played a stabilizing role in financial markets by pursuing buy-and-hold investment strategies. However, since more...



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The Nature of Islamic Banking and Solvency Stress Testing - Conceptual Considerations

Author/Editor: Andreas A Jobst, Juan Sole.

Release Date:August, 2020

This paper provides a conceptual overview of key aspects of the design and implementation of solvency stress testing of Islamic banks. Based on existing regulatory standards and prudential practice, more...



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Income Polarization in the United States

Author/Editor: Ali Alichi, Kory Kantenga, Juan Sole.

Release Date:June, 2016

The paper uses a combination of micro-level datasets to document the rise of income polarization—what some have referred to as the “hollowing out” of the income distribution—in the United more...



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Credit, Securitization and Monetary Policy : Watch Out for Unintended Consequences

Author/Editor: Andrea Pescatori, Juan Sole.

Release Date:March, 2016

We show evidence that interest rate hikes slowdown loan growth but lead intermediation to migrate from banks’ balance sheets to non-banks via increased securitization activity. As such, higher more...



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The Macroeconomic Relevance of Credit Flows : An Exploration of U.S. Data

Author/Editor: Alexander Herman, Deniz Igan, Juan Sole.

Release Date:June, 2015

This paper exploits the Financial Accounts of the United States to derive long time series of bank and nonbank credit to different sectors, and to examine the cyclical behavior of these series in more...



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Recent U.S. Labor Force Dynamics : Reversible or not?

Author/Editor: Ravi Balakrishnan, Mai Dao, Juan Sole, Jeremy Zook.

Release Date:April, 2015

The U.S. labor force participation rate (LFPR) fell dramatically following the Great Recession and has yet to start recovering. A key question is how much of the post-2007 decline is reversible, more...



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Operative Principles of Islamic Derivatives - Towards a Coherent Theory

Author/Editor: Andreas Jobst, Juan Sole.

Release Date:March, 2012

Derivatives are few and far between in countries where the compatibility of financial transactions with Islamic law requires the development of shari'ah-compliant structures. Islamic finance is more...



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Systemic Risk and Optimal Regulatory Architecture

Author/Editor: Marco A Espinosa-Vega, Rafael Matta, Charles M. Kahn, Juan Sole.

Release Date:August, 2011

Until the recent financial crisis, the safety and soundness of financial institutions was assessed from the perspective of the individual institution. The financial crisis highlighted the need to more...



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Cross-Border Financial Surveillance : A Network Perspective

Author/Editor: Juan Sole, Marco A Espinosa-Vega.

Release Date:April, 2010

Effective cross-border financial surveillance requires the monitoring of direct and indirect systemic linkages. This paper illustrates how network analysis could make a significant contribution in more...



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Procyclicality and Fair Value Accounting

Author/Editor: Jodi G. Scarlata, Juan Sole, Alicia Novoa.

Release Date:March, 2009

In light of the uncertainties about valuation highlighted by the 2007-2008 market turbulence, this paper provides an empirical examination of the potential procyclicality that fair value accounting more...



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