The relationship between risk and capital in Swiss commercial banks : a panel study

Robert Bichsel and Jürg Blum

In this paper we investigate the relationship between changes in risk and changes in leverage for a panel of Swiss banks. Using market data for risk and both accounting and market data for capital for the period between 1990 and 2002, we find a positive correlation between changes in capital and changes in risk, i.e., higher levels of capital are associated with higher levels of risk. Despite this positive correlation, however, we do not find a significant relationship between the default probability and the capital ratio.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Bichsel, Robert ; Blüm, Jürg M.
Publisher:	Gerzensee : Studienzentrum Gerzensee
Subject:	Leverage ratios \| bank capital \| risk taking \| Bank \| Bankrisiko \| Bank risk \| Eigenkapital \| Equity capital \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Schweiz \| Switzerland \| 1990-2002

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (13, 3 S.)
Series:	Working papers / Studienzentrum Gerzensee. - Gerzensee : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ZDB-ID 2508071-4. - Vol. 02.04
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: PDF Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/128012 [Handle]
Classification:	G21 - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages ; G28 - Government Policy and Regulation
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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