Following up on an earlier post, the EC now published the answers on its consultation on long term finance.
Thought the topic is hot, only 87 responses were submitted*, of which only two by academics. One by Martin Hellwig, the other by Martien Lubberink.
The low public participation by academics is depressing, given that they called for higher capital requirements not so long ago. See here and here for letters to the FT editor.
Interestingly, support for the idea that capital requirements affect lending, in particular to SMEs, is weak. The Bank of England and the Dutch central bank (DNB) point to other factors, such as high risk and information asymmetries that affects SME lending.
A very interesting submission is the one of the ECB, their contribution stands out in terms of breath and comprehensiveness.
See here the summary doc.
See here the summary spreadsheet.
* Some submitters may have opted to not have their submissions disclosed. The 87 are the ones of which the submitter opted for having the response published.
Open letter to: Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill, Baron of Oareford – Subject: Unanswered questions about the Commission policy toward seigniorage https://www.scribd.com/doc/293313198/Open-Letter-to-EC-Commissioner-Baron-Hill
Werner, R.A., A lost century in economics: Three theories of banking and the conclusive evidence, International Review of Financial Analysis (2015)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057521915001477
– Werner, R.A., Can banks individually create money out of nothing? — The theories and the empirical evidence, International Review of Financial Analysis, Volume 36, December 2014, Pages 1–19
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057521914001070