Arbeitspapier

Preventing (panic) bank runs

Andolfatto et al. (2017) proposes a mechanism to eliminate bank runs that occur as a coordination problem among depositors (Diamond and Dybvig, 1983). Building on their work, we conduct a laboratory experiment where we offer depositors the possibility to relocate their funds to a priority account. We find evidence that the mechanism reduces not only bank runs that occur because of a coordination problem among depositors but also panic bank runs (Kiss et al., 2018) that occur when depositors can observe the action of others.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: KRTK-KTI Working Papers ; No. KRTK-KTI WP - 2022/13

Classification
Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: General‡
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Behavioral Finance: General‡
Subject
bank run
coordination problem
panic behavior
experimental economics
policy tools
financial stability

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Kiss, Hubert J.
Rodríguez-Lara, Ismael
Rosa-Garcia, Alfonso
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
(where)
Budapest
(when)
2022

Handle
Last update
10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Kiss, Hubert J.
  • Rodríguez-Lara, Ismael
  • Rosa-Garcia, Alfonso
  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Time of origin

  • 2022

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