Chapter 7

4. For commercial banks, what is meant by a managed liability? What role do liquid assets play on the balance sheet of commercial banks?

What role do money market instruments play in the asset and liability management of large global banks? In other words, how do banks manage unexpected changes in loans orcore deposits? What roles do large CDs and eurodollars play? Liquid assets? What has happened to the eurodollar market during the recent financial turmoil?

13. Describe the steps by which a change in the central bank's policy interest rate affect the array of short-term interest rates.

Chapter 8

7. According to the Modigliani-Miller Theorem, does it benefit a firm's shareholders when more leverage is added to the fi rm's financial structure? Why or why not?

10. Why are junk bonds riskier than investment-grade bonds? How do investors in junk bonds reduce their risk exposure?

16. Why are the GSEs said to be characterized by moral hazard? Any evidence that this is a serious problem?

Chapter 9

1. What is meant by unbundling? How might this lead to more economic efficiency and less risk in the financial system? How do economies of scale fi t in?

2. Why might investors be cautious about buying participations in a securitized pool of loans? How is this related to adverse selection? How might they be assured about the underlying quality of assets in the pool?

9. How can structured securities create value?