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Do Buffer Requirements for European Systemically Important Banks Make Them Less Systemic

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  • Carmen Broto

    (Banco de España)

  • Luis Fernández Lafuerza

    (Banco de España)

  • Mariya Melnychuk

    (Banco de España)

Abstract

With a panel data model for a sample of listed European banks, we demonstrate that capital requirements for systemically important institutions (SIIs) effectively reduce the perceived systemic risk of these institutions, which we proxy with the SRISK indicator in Brownlees and Engle (2017). We also study the impact of the adjustment mechanisms that banks use to comply with SII requirements. The results show that banks mainly respond to higher SII buffers by increasing their equity. Once we control for the options SIIs employ to fulfill these requirements and SII characteristics, we find a residual effect of having SII status.

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  • Carmen Broto & Luis Fernández Lafuerza & Mariya Melnychuk, 2025. "Do Buffer Requirements for European Systemically Important Banks Make Them Less Systemic," International Journal of Central Banking, International Journal of Central Banking, vol. 21(1), pages 235-272, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ijc:ijcjou:y:2025:q:1:a:5
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    • C54 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Quantitative Policy Modeling
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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