(OCC29) Canada Deposit Insurance: Moral Hazard and the Safety Net and a Differential Premium System by David Walker

This paper consists of two parts. Part I discusses the Canadian experience with moral hazard and deposit insurance. It takes a look at the benefits and costs of deposit insurance and the future policy issues in Canada with regard to the safety net and deposit insurance. Part II analyses the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporations Differential Premium System including the system design and development as well as the qualitative criteria and factors to review member institutions. Lastly the paper also includes as an appendix the other available approaches in developing a differential premium system.

Author(s): David Walker

Pages: 57

Published Date: 1 January 1999

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