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This paper analyses the risk and return of loans portfolios in a joint setting. I develop a model to obtain the distribution of loans returns. I use this model to describe the investment opportunity set of lenders using mean-variance analysis with a Value at Risk constraint. I also obtain closed...
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The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we present an up-to-date assessment of the differences across euro area countries in the distributions of various measures of debt conditional on household characteristics. We consider three different outcomes: the probability of holding debt, the amount...
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Do laws to protect borrowers curb foreclosures? This question is addressed by analysing the impact of foreclosure laws on default rates at state level in the US mortgage market. Using panel data techniques, we find a statistically significant effect of regulation on the different stages of the...
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banks. The financing rule is also explained by the structure of the financial systems. Public funding is more likely in bank … oriented structures. Finally, the geographical factor is also significant: European bank supervisors are more oriented towards …
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While banks may change their credit supply due to bank balance-sheet shocks (the local lending channel), firms can … dynamics nullify the strong local (bank-level) lending channel of securitization on credit quantity for firms with multiple … expansion on the extensive margin towards first-time bank clients, which are more likely to default. Finally, the 2008 …
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deposits and for more X-efficient banks. In addition, a less concentrated banking system increases bank profitability, which … the influence of government intervention in explaining bank performance in China. These findings should not come as a …
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This paper analyses the determinants of the default ratio associated to banking debt in Spanish non financial firms over the period 1992-2003. It studies the factors influencing firms' entering and exit processes in and out from the default status. Additionally, it explores the factors...
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This paper studies the impact of European bank mergers and acquisitions on changes in key safety and soundness measures …
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We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that … acquiring banks value profitable, high-growth and low risk targets. We also find that the strength of bank regulation and … supervision as well as deposit insurance regimes in Europe have measurable effects on takeover pricing. Stricter bank regulatory …
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resultant credit restriction by turning to other banks. Importantly the bank-lending channel is notably stronger when we account …
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