Credit Market Competition and Capital Regulation



We know that, for q < 1, the optimal level of monitoring is q = rL (12- k)rD. Substituting in
the value of r
L above we get q = R (14ck)rD. We therefore have that

∂SW
∂k


rD RR +(1 - k)rD

4Ц-----2-----++ rD - rE = 0.

The solution we obtain is

re         RrD + rD2 - 8c (rE - rD)

k g = min < -------D—2— -------,, 1 > .

rD2

From this expression, we obtain that kreg 1 for c > 8(rRrD,c) R < 8c (rEr-rD). Otherwise,
for R > 
8c (rEr^-rD), we have that kreg = 1.

The previous solution assumed that q< 1. To get the bounds on when q =1, substitute

the solution for kreg, assuming kreg < 1, into

R (1 kreg)rD   RrD 4c (rE rD)

4c                 2crD

From here, we see that for c > rR'2r R < 2c2rEr-rD, q < 1. Otherwise, for R >
2c2rEr-rD, q = 1 and k should be set such that q(k) = 1 kreg = 4c+rD R. Note, however,
that for
R<4c this solution would imply that kreg > 1, which is not feasible. Therefore, for

R < 4c, we obtain that kreg = 1, which implies that q = R < 1.

One final point that needs to be verified is that, for R < 2c2rEr-rD, then q = R~(1-k)rD <

1, but that for R > 8c (rEr^-rD ), we have that kreg = 1, which would imply that q = R.

Note, however, that for both of these conditions to be true at the same time requires that

8c(rE-RD)2c2rEr-rD. This will be satisfied if and only if 4 (rE rD) 2rE rD
rE 3rD. We can now use this in the necessary condition for q < 1, which is R < 2c2rEr-rD.
Given the restriction on r
E and rD, the right hand side must be less than 2c2(2 rrD) rD = 4c.
Therefore, the joint assumption that R < 
2c2rEr-rD and R > 8c (rEr^-rD) implies that R < 4c,

and consequently that q = R < 1, as desired.

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