• Burying Libor 

      Klingler, Sven; Syrstad, Olav (Working Paper;13/2019, Working paper, 2019)
      We argue that the planned transition toward alternative benchmark rates gives reason to mourn Libor. Guided by a model in which banks and non-banks can lend to each other, subject to realistic regulatory constraints, we ...
    • Does SOFR-linked debt cost borrowers more than LIBOR-linked debt? 

      Klingler, Sven; Syrstad, Olav (Working paper;7/2023, Working paper, 2023)
      We investigate if the benchmark transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) affects the costs of borrowing floating rate debt. The primary market for dollar-denominated ...
    • Mortgage regulation and financial vulnerability at the household level 

      Aastveit, Knut Are; Juelsrud, Ragnar Enger; Wold, Ella Getz (Working Paper;6/2020, Working paper, 2020)
      We evaluate the impact of mortgage regulation on credit volumes, household balance sheets and the reaction to adverse economic shocks. Using a comprehensive dataset of all housing transactions in Norway matched with buyers' ...