At macro level, large loan losses for banks have often been preceded by periods of high lending growth. We analyse at bank level whether high loan growth also leads to more problem loans later on. The analysis is carried out on a panel of Norwegian banks covering the period 1996 - 2016. The...

We show that social capital improves the viability of stakeholder-oriented firms operating in competitive markets. Studying exits from the population of Norwegian savings banks after deregulations, we find that banks located in communities with high social capital have a higher probability of...

In this paper we present a set of error correction models in order to forecast separately the change in demand for each of the notes and coins issued by Norges Bank. Such forecasts can play a role in planning how many new banknotes and coins Norges Bank should order from its producers. The...

Her gjennomgås hvordan bail-in eller nedskrivning av en banks gjeldsfordringer og tvungen konvertering av gjeld til egenkapital kan brukes under krisehåndtering av banken. Fremstillingen tar utgangspunkt i EUs direktiv for krisehåndtering av banker som Europaparlamentet og EU-rådet...