Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Creation-Date: 2011-01-31 Number: 11-019/2/DSF 7 Author-Name: Dirk Schoenmaker Author-Workplace-Name: Duisenberg School of Finance and VU University Amsterdam Title: The Financial Trilemma Abstract: The financial trilemma states that financial stability, financial integration and national financial policies are incompatible. Any two of the three objectives can be combined but not all three; one has to give. This paper develops a model to underpin the financial trilemma. Our findings for financial integration suggest that the financial trilemma is in particular at work in Europe. Classification-JEL: F33, G28, H41 Keywords: Financial Stability, Public Good File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/11019.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 117456 bytes Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20110019