Overbidding problem in the ECB fixed rate auctions

ARTICLE - Dieter Nautz from Goethe University and Jorg Oechssler from Bonn University have written a paper "The repo auctions of the European Central Bank and the vanishing quota puzzle". The article examines the overbidding problem faced by the ECB in its weekly fixed rate refinancing operations.

AUTHORS' ABSTRACT

Weekly repo auctions are the European Central Bank's most important policy instrument. Provided that banks bid seriously, these auctions should determine the liquidity of the banking

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