Two essays on depository institution deregulation
The first essay develops two sets of linear models of a depository institution under various competitive assumptions about deposit and loan markets. To evade an explicit interest rate ceiling, intermediaries pay implicit interest on deposits. The models show that the total rate under ceilings will be greater (less) than the explicit rate paid without ceilings when depositors value implicit interest more (less) than the same level of explicit interest at each deposit level. The models also show that a small simultaneous increase in the ceiling rate and competition will raise optimal profits when depositors heavily favor explicit interest.
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