Disli, Mustafa; Schoors, Koen; Meir, Jos - In: Journal of Financial Stability 9 (2013) 4, pp. 804-819
We examine the effects of political connections on depositor discipline in a sample of Turkish banks. Banks with former … members of parliament at the helm enjoy reduced depositor discipline, especially if the former politician's party is currently … depositor discipline less because they signal severe problems and because the additional government deposits they bring to the …