Die aktuelle Krise einiger amerikanischer und europäischer Banken löst zwangsläufig Befürchtungen aus, dass eine internationale Bankenkrise zu einer neuen Finanzkrise führen könnte. Doch sind die Vorzeichen im Jahre 2023 ganz andere als im Jahre 2007/2008. Anders als vor 15 Jahren wirkt...

To deal with the deep recession since the asset bubble burst in the early 1990s, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) adopted numerous unconventional policy measures, such as zero-interest-rate policy, quantitative easing, and yield curve control, ahead of other countries. Moreover, the BOJ has been pursuing...

Some regional banks are highly exposed to flood risk. Yet, there is little evidence that banks manage these exposures. The lack of flood risk management in these banks could worsen the adverse local economic impact of a flood. Therefore, banks should incorporate flood risk in their risk management.

We examine the immediate impacts of COVID-19 on FDIC chartered banks’ performance. Our experimental design analyzes the performance of community banks and large banks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Community banks outperform large banks significantly in several key measures in the...