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Liquidity and Twin Crises. Hyun Song Shin London School of Economics. Twin Crises. Banking crisis combined with currency crisis Korea 1997 Mexico 1994 Germany 1931. Policy Dilemma. High interest rates Raise cost of speculation Increase attractiveness of holding domestic currency
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Liquidity and Twin Crises Hyun Song Shin London School of Economics
Twin Crises • Banking crisis combined with currency crisis • Korea 1997 • Mexico 1994 • Germany 1931
Policy Dilemma • High interest rates • Raise cost of speculation • Increase attractiveness of holding domestic currency • High interest rates • Lower asset values • Lower net asset value of domestic banking system • Precipitate run by foreign creditor banks
Mark to Market Accounting • Transparency • Ex ante incentives, moral hazard • Measurement of counterparty risk • But measurement implies actions • Reacting to price changes • Amplifying price changes • Measuring counterparty risk determines counterparty risk
Twin Crisis as Liquidity Black Hole • Korean bank’s balance sheet (in won) • p is price of domestic asset • D is dollar liability to foreign bank • e is exchange rate (high e = strong won)
Foreign Banks • Foreign creditor bank’s B/S (dollars) • Roll over if
Two Equations in (e, p) • Domestic asset market equilibrium • Foreign exchange market equilibrium • Short term flows influence exchange rate • Evans and Lyons (2002), Lyons (2001)
Tight Monetary PolicyScenario I • High interest rate • Raises costs of speculation • Increases attractiveness of holding Won • Asset price falls, but stabilizes
Tight Monetary PolicyScenario II • Downward spiral
Determinants of Twin Crises • Liquidity and duration of assets • determines interest sensitivity of p • real estate low liquidity, high duration • Currency mismatch of banking sector B/S • counterparty risk (central bank reserves at risk) • Discretion of central bank LOLR function limited by reserve holding
Ex Ante and Ex Post • Ex ante policy to prevent twin crises • limit currency mismatch of (national) consolidated balance sheet • limit dollar carry trades • limit corporate leverage • Ex post crisis management • tight money can be counterproductive • freedom of manoeuvre for LOLR activity
Liquidity as a Public Good • Some ex ante incentive to hold liquid assets • But not all externalities will be internalized • Sub-optimal liquidity • Public good provision • Liquidity requirement as a Pigouvian tax