Ioannidou, Vasso P.; Penas, María Fabiana - In: Journal of Financial Intermediation 19 (2010) 1, pp. 95-115
We analyze the effect of deposit insurance on the risk-taking behavior of banks in the context of a quasi-natural experiment using detailed credit registry data. Using the case of an emerging economy, Bolivia, which introduced a deposit insurance system during the sample period, we compare the...