This paper presents new and official survey information on bank regulations in 142 countries and makes comparisons with … two earlier surveys. The data do not suggest that countries have primarily reformed their bank regulations for the better … agencies, but existing evidence suggests that these reforms will not improve bank stability or efficiency. While some countries …

advice about bank ewgulation and supervision and lower the marginal cost of empirical research …

and toward a more active evaluation and supervision of a bank's risk management practices …