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Liquidity, Default And Crashes: Endogenous Contracts In General Equilibrium, John Geanakoplos
Liquidity, Default And Crashes: Endogenous Contracts In General Equilibrium, John Geanakoplos
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
The possibility of default limits available liquidity. If the potential default draws nearer, a liquidity crisis may ensue, causing a crash in asset prices, even if the probability of default barely changes, and even if no defaults subsequently materialize. Introducing default and limited collateral into general equilibrium theory (GE) allows for a theory of endogenous contracts, including endogenous margin requirements on loans. This in turn allows GE to explain liquidity and liquidity crises in equilibrium. A formal definition of liquidity is presented. When new information raises the probability and shortens the horizon over which a fixed income asset may default, …
Liquidity, Default And Crashes: Endogenous Contracts In General Equilibrium, John Geanakoplos
Liquidity, Default And Crashes: Endogenous Contracts In General Equilibrium, John Geanakoplos
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
Introducing default and limited collateral into general equilibrium theory (GE) allows for a theory of endogenous contracts, including endogenous margin requirements on loans. This in turn allows GE to explain liquidity and liquidity crises in equilibrium. A formal definition of liquidity is presented. When new information raises the probability a fixed income asset may default, its drop in price may be much greater than its objective drop in value because the drop in value reduces the relative wealth of its natural buyers, who disproportiantely own the asset through leveraged purchases. When the information also shortens the horizon over which the …
Liquidity, Default And Crashes: Endogenous Contracts In General Equilibrium, John Geanakoplos
Liquidity, Default And Crashes: Endogenous Contracts In General Equilibrium, John Geanakoplos
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
Introducing default and limited collateral into general equilibrium theory (GE) allows for a theory of endogenous contracts, including endogenous margin requirements on loans. This in turn allows GE to explain liquidity and liquidity crises in equilibrium. A formal definition of liquidity is presented. When new information raises the probability a fixed income asset may default, its drop in price may be much greater than its objective drop in value because the drop in value reduces the relative wealth of its natural buyers, who disproportiantely own the asset through leveraged purchases. When the information also shortens the horizon over which the …