Bank Recapitalization, Regulatory Intervention, and Repayment
Thomas Kick, Michael Koetter, Tigran Poghosyan
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking,
No. 7,
2016
Abstract
We use prudential supervisory data for all German banks during 1994–2010 to test if regulatory interventions affect the likelihood that bailed-out banks repay capital support. Accounting for the selection bias inherent in nonrandom bank bailouts by insurance schemes and the endogenous administration of regulatory interventions, we show that regulators can increase the likelihood of repayment substantially. An increase in intervention frequencies by one standard deviation increases the annual probability of capital support repayment by 7%. Sturdy interventions, like restructuring orders, are effective, whereas weak measures reduce repayment probabilities. Intervention effects last up to 5 years.
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29.09.2016 • 41/2016
Auch der Osten ist im Aufschwung – Implikationen der Gemeinschaftsdiagnose Herbst 2016 für Ostdeutschland
Für das Jahr 2016 prognostiziert das Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) einen Anstieg des ostdeutschen Bruttoinlandsprodukts um 1,8% (Gemeinschaftsdiagnose für Deutschland insgesamt: 1,9%). Maßgeblicher Treiber ist wie in Deutschland insgesamt die Binnennachfrage. Insbesondere profitiert die Wirtschaft von der hohen Dynamik in Berlin, Brandenburg und Sachsen. Die Arbeitsproduktivität dürfte in diesem Jahr im Osten wohl etwas schneller als im Westen steigen; somit wird ein kleiner Fortschritt bei der ökonomischen Konvergenz erreicht.
Oliver Holtemöller
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29.09.2016 • 40/2016
Joint Economic Forecast: German Economy on Track – Economic Policy needs to be Realigned
Thanks to a stable job market and solid consumption, the German economy is experiencing a moderate upswing. The GDP is expected to increase by 1.9 percent this year, 1.4 percent in 2017, and 1.6 percent in 2018, according to the Gemeinschaftsdiagnose (GD, joint economic forecast) that was prepared by five of Europe’s leading economic research institutes on behalf of the Federal Government. The most recent GD, which was released in April, predicted a GDP growth rate of 1.6 percent for 2016 and 1.5 percent for 2017.
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International Banking and Cross-border Effects of Regulation: Lessons from Germany
Jana Ohls, Markus Pramor, Lena Tonzer
Abstract
We analyze the inward and outward transmission of regulatory changes through German banks’ (international) loan portfolio. Overall, our results provide evidence for international spillovers of prudential instruments, these spillovers are however quite heterogeneous between types of banks and can only be observed for some instruments. For instance, foreign banks located in Germany reduce their loan growth to the German economy in response to a tightening of sector-specific capital buffers, local reserve requirements and loan to value ratios in their home country. Furthermore, from the point of view of foreign countries, tightening reserve requirements was effective in reducing lending inflows from German banks. Finally, we find that business and financial cycles matter for lending decisions.
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08.09.2016 • 36/2016
IWH-Konjunkturbarometer Ostdeutschland: Konjunktur zieht nach schwachem Start in das Jahr 2016 an
Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt der ostdeutschen Flächenländer ist von April bis Juni 2016 – saisonbereinigt nach dem Berliner Verfahren – um 0,5% gegenüber dem schwachen ersten Quartal gestiegen. Damit expandierte die Produktion in den Neuen Bundesländern fast so stark wie in den Alten (0,6%). Der Zuwachs stand auf breiter Basis. Sowohl das Produzierende Gewerbe als auch der Dienst-leistungssektor trugen dazu bei. Trotz der zuletzt eingetretenen konjunkturellen Beschleunigung blieb der Produktionsanstieg in den ostdeutschen Flächenländern allerdings mit 1,5% im ersten Halbjahr gegenüber dem Westen um reichlich einen halben Prozentpunkt zurück.
Udo Ludwig
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02.09.2016 • 35/2016
The German Economy: Still Robust Despite Sliding Sentiment
The prospects for the German economy are still quite favorable. While sentiment indicators suggest that growth will slow at the end of the year, domestic demand will continue on an upward trend. The German GDP should increase by 1.9% in 2016. For 2017 we expect a lower growth rate of 1.2%“Weaker export volumes and higher growth of imports are the relevant factors for the slowdown”, says Prof Oliver Holtemöller, IWH Vice president. Unemployment will rise a bit as more refugees enter the labor market. Consumer price inflation remains moderate. The general government balance (cyclically ad¬justed as well as unadjusted) will be in surplus in both 2016 and 2017.
Oliver Holtemöller
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The Operational Consequences of Private Equity Buyouts: Evidence From the Restaurant Industry
Shai B. Bernstein, Albert Sheen
Review of Financial Studies,
No. 9,
2016
Abstract
How do private equity firms affect their portfolio companies? We document operational changes in restaurant chain buyouts using comprehensive health inspection records. Store-level operational practices improve after private equity buyout, as restaurants become cleaner, safer, and better maintained. Supporting a causal interpretation, this effect is stronger in chain-owned stores than in franchised locations—“twin” restaurants over which private equity owners have limited control. These changes are particularly apparent when private equity partners have prior industry experience. The results suggest that by bringing in industry expertise, private equity firms improve firm operations.
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Crowdfunding and Bank Stress
Daniel Blaseg, Michael Koetter
Banking Beyond Banks and Money: A Guide to Banking Services in the Twenty-First Century,
2016
Abstract
Bank instability may induce borrowers to use crowdfunding as a source of external finance. A range of stress indicators help identify banks with potential credit supply constraints, which then can be linked to a unique, manually constructed sample of 157 new ventures seeking equity crowdfunding, for comparison with 200 ventures that do not use crowdfunding. The sample comprises projects from all major German equity crowdfunding platforms since 2011, augmented with controls for venture, manager, and bank characteristics. Crowdfunding is significantly more likely for new ventures that interact with stressed banks. Innovative funding sources are thus particularly relevant in times of stress among conventional financiers. But crowdfunded ventures are generally also more opaque and risky than new ventures that do not use crowdfunding.
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IWH-Konjunkturbarometer Ostdeutschland: Gute Aussichten nach schwachem Start in das Jahr 2016
Franziska Exß, Udo Ludwig
Konjunktur aktuell,
No. 2,
2016
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Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt der ostdeutschen Flächenländer ist von Januar bis März dieses Jahres – saisonbereinigt nach dem Berliner Verfahren – um 0,1% gegenüber dem starken Schlussquartal 2015 gestiegen. Damit expandierte die Produktion in den Neuen Bundesländern deutlich langsamer als in den Alten (0,5%). Zwar hat auch hier das Baugewerbe von der günstigen Investitionskonjunktur und dem milden Winter profitiert, die Industrie ist jedoch zurückgeblieben, und die gewerblichen Dienstleister expandierten nur moderat. Gegenüber dem Start im Vorjahr erhöhte sich die wirtschaftliche Leistung um 0,7%.
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Lend Global, Fund Local? Price and Funding Cost Margins in Multinational Banking
Rients Galema, Michael Koetter, C. Liesegang
Review of Finance,
No. 5,
2016
Abstract
In a proposed model of a multinational bank, interest margins determine local lending by foreign affiliates and the internal funding by parent banks. We exploit detailed parent-affiliate-level data of all German banks to empirically test our theoretical predictions in pre-crisis times. Local lending by affiliates depends negatively on price margins, the difference between lending and deposit rates in foreign markets. The effect of funding cost margins, the gap between local deposit rates faced by affiliates abroad and the funding costs of their parents, on internal capital market funding is positive but statistically weak. Interest margins are central to explain the interaction between internal capital markets and foreign affiliates lending.
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