Credit Risk Transfer and Financial Sector Performance
Tilburg University, Department of Economics and the European Banking Center
Ian W. Marsh
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4265
Cass Business School Research Paper
In this paper, we study the impact of credit risk transfer (CRT) on the stability and the efficiency of a financial system in a model with endogenous intermediation and production. Our analysis suggests that with respect to CRT, the individual incentives of the agents in the economy are generally aligned with social incentives. Hence, CRT does not pose a systematic challenge to the functioning of the financial system and is generally welfare enhancing. We identify issues that should be addressed by the regulatory authorities in order to minimize the potential costs of CRT. These include: ensuring regulatory standards that reflect differences in the social cost of instability in the banking and insurance sector; and promoting CRT instruments that are not detrimental to the monitoring incentives of banks.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 34
Keywords: Credit risk transfer, efficiency, intermediation, stability
JEL Classification: G21, G22, G28working papers series
Date posted: March 18, 2004
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