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Pricing in the Norwegian interbank market – the effects of liquidity and implicit government support

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  • Q. Farooq Akram

    (Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway))

  • Casper Christophersen

    (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway))

Abstract

We investigate the effects of central bank liquidity and possible implicit government guarantees against default on Norwegian overnight interbank interest rates. We conduct an econometric study of these interest rates over the period 2006-2009, which includes the sharp fall in interbank trading during the financial crisis. Our findings suggest relatively lower funding costs for banks of systemic importance, particularly for banks with many and valuable linkages to other banks. Moreover, interest rates are found to depend not only on overall liquidity in the interbank market, but on its distribution among banks as well. There is also evidence of stronger effects on interest rates of systemic importance, creditworthiness and liquidity demand and supply factors during the financial crisis.

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  • Q. Farooq Akram & Casper Christophersen, 2015. "Pricing in the Norwegian interbank market – the effects of liquidity and implicit government support," Working Paper 2016/2, Norges Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:bno:worpap:2016_02
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    Interbank money market; Interest rates; Systemic importance;
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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