• The rationale for central bank liquidity insurance and liquidity regulation 

      Søvik, Ylva (Staff Memo;3/2020, Working paper, 2020)
      One of the core functions of a central bank is to provide liquidity insurance, often termed the lender of last resort (LLR) function. During and after the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2007-09 central banks’ role as ...
    • Why Regulate Banks? 

      Borchgrevink, Henrik; Søvik, Ylva; Vale, Bent (Staff Memo;16/2013, Working paper, 2013)
      In this note we seek to provide a first guide to how the economic literature explains the rationale for regulating banks. The guide is not exhaustive with respect to academic papers covered. Neither do we elaborate on how ...