Financial crisis solutions in the commercial paper market: An analysis of the CPFF and the TLGP
ISSN: 0307-4358
Article publication date: 31 December 2018
Issue publication date: 18 February 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine programs designed to support the commercial paper market during the financial crisis.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper analyzes the participants in the two programs to determine why domestic financial institutions chose one program over the other.
Findings
Domestic financial institutions chose the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program over the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) while foreign financial institutions chose the CPFF.
Practical implications
The analysis is intended to support future policy debate on how to address a liquidity crisis in the money markets.
Originality/value
The authors are the first paper to examine the participants in these two programs. The value is the policy implications of this study.
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Citation
Fairbanks, J., Griffiths, M. and Winters, D. (2019), "Financial crisis solutions in the commercial paper market: An analysis of the CPFF and the TLGP", Managerial Finance, Vol. 45 No. 2, pp. 294-310. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-10-2017-0388
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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