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...
by Sebastian Schich | Jul 20, 2023 | financial safety net, financial sector guarantees, financial support for SMEs, implicit guarantees, TBTF, too-big-to-fail
Financial sector guarantees are a key public policy tool All financial claims are risky. Against this background, governments have traditionally provided support for guarantees of financial claims, provided they of public policy interest. This choice is based on the...
by Sebastian Schich | Jun 2, 2023 | European venture capital markets, financial support for SMEs, venture debt
Do public venture loans help overcome the diagnosed financing gap for SMEs in Europe and help them to grow? The preferred policy tool to achieve more desirable credit allocations consists of financial sector guarantees, e.g. for bank lending or securitisations of...