Alternative forms of deposit insurance. Pricing and bank incentive issues

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Abstract

This paper derives formulas for a deposit insuring agency's liability (and hence a fair value deposit insurance premium) and the equilibrium value of bank equity, considering a wide variety of factors affecting individual bank risk. Both fixed rate and variable rate (risk-sensitive) insurance systems are analyzed. Consideration is made as to whether the deposit insuring agency makes direct payments to depositors or arranges mergers following bank closings. The effect of these various policy choices on banks' incentive for risk taking is also analyzed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)291-312
Number of pages22
JournalJournal of Banking and Finance
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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