Pro-cyclicality in the new Basel Accord

Could Basel II worsen recessions? By backtesting the proposed capital rules to the lastrecession, D. Wilson Ervin and Tom Wilde argue that the increased risk sensitivity of loanportfolio regulatory capital in the new Accord could have unwelcome systemic side effects

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