propagation from 2008 to 2012. We study the distribution of contagion outcomes after a common shock and an exogenous bank default … propagation of losses. An econometric analysis of the determinants of contagion shows that the position of a bank in the network …

We measure the impact of bank capital requirements on corporate borrowing and business activity. We use loan-level data … firms, under Basel 2, it depends in a predictable way on both the bank's model and the firm's risk. We exploit this two …-way variation to empirically estimate the semi-elasticity of bank lending to capital requirement. This rich identification allows us …

capital requirements. We use a unique database for the French banking sector between 2003 and 2011 combining confidential bank …-level Bank Lending Survey answers with the discretionary capital requirements set by the supervisory authority. We find that on …

As part of the International Banking Research Network, the Banque de France contribution to the research project on … baseline results are sensitive to the inclusion of central bank liquidity assistance. …

of deposit insurance adoption on individual bank leverage. Using a panel of banks across 117 countries during the period … capital buffer. This increase in bank leverage then translates into higher probability of insolvency. Most importantly, I …

listed banks in France. We find that an increase in capital ratios reduces banks’ systematic risk. This leads to a decrease …