by Sebastian Schich | Sep 14, 2023 | bank levy, Ending too-big-to-fail, financial safety net, financial sector guarantees, financial support for SMEs, implicit guarantees, TBTF, too-big-to-fail, why banks are special
Banking sector extraordinary privileges Banks benefit from an extraordinary privilege: in times of impending systemic financial crises, governments act as guarantors of last resort for banks’ financial obligations. This privilege is not paid, at least not...