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Democratic political economy of financial regulation / by Igor Livshits and Youngmin Park.FB3-5/2021-59E-PDF

"This paper offers a simple theory of inefficiently lax financial regulation arising as an outcome of a democratic political process. Lax financial regulation encourages some banks to issue risky residential mortgages. In the event of an adverse aggregate housing shock, these banks fail. When banks do not fully internalize the losses from such failure (due to limited liability), they offer mortgages at less than actuarially fair interest rates. This opens the door to homeownership for young, low net-worth individuals. In turn, the additional demand from these new home-buyers drives up house prices"--Abstract.

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Department/Agency
  • Bank of Canada, issuing body.
TitleDemocratic political economy of financial regulation / by Igor Livshits and Youngmin Park.
Series title
  • Staff working paper = Document de travail du personnel, 1701-9397 ; 2021-59
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "Last updated: November 26, 2021."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Bank of Canada = Banque du Canada, 2021.
  • ©2021
Author / Contributor
  • Livshits, Igor, author.
Description1 online resource (ii, 51 pages).
Catalogue number
  • FB3-5/2021-59E-PDF
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