During and after the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 insecurity about the financial system has increased sharply. CPB conducts research into the functioning of financial markets and the effects of policy.
We re-examine the structure of the financial sector, with a focus on firm financing, household assets and the structure of the banking sector of the 28 EU member countries, Japan and the United States.
CPB Discussion Paper 383 | 25 September 2018
48 pages | pdf document, 2.9 MB
We investigate the major financing components which are used to purchase a house in the Netherlands. This is important to shed more light on the effects of changing lending norms. We look at the full universe of housing transactions in the Netherlands by making use of administrative data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) for the period 2006-2014.
CPB Background Document | 5 June 2018
26 pages | pdf document, 1.3 MB
Safe assets, assets with low risk and high liquidity, are the cornerstone for modern financial systems. The biggest holders of safe assets are banks, which need to hold safe assets to meet capital and liquidity requirements. Safe assets also provide high-quality, liquid collateral for banks’ repo transactions. Besides, safe assets provide benchmarks for the price formation of other financial assets.
CPB Background Document | 5 June 2018
20 pages | pdf document, 868.6 KB
CPB Background Document | 1 June 2018
pdf document, 1 MB
This publication discusses the need for an EMU banking union and describes three possible transition scenarios. This is a translation of chapter 4 of the Dutch publication.
CPB Communication | 29 May 2018
16 pages | pdf document, 1 MB
