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Basel II and Bank Lending to Emerging Markets: Micro Evidence from German Banks

Liebig, Thilo; Porath, Daniel; Weder di Mauro, Beatrice; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper investigates whether the new Basel Accord will induce a change in bank lending to emerging markets using a …

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Incentive Pay and Bank Risk-Taking:Evidence from Austrian, German, and Swiss Banks

Efing, Matthias; Hau, Harald; Kampkötter, Patrick; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We use payroll data on 1.2 million bank employee years in the Austrian, German, and Swiss banking sector to identify … document an economically significant correlation of incentive pay with both the level and volatility of bank trading income … bonus share in the capital markets divisions with the strength of incentive pay in unrelated bank divisions like retail …

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The Effects of Focus and Diversification on Bank Risk and Return: Evidence from Individual Bank Loan Portfolios

Acharya, Viral V; Hasan, Iftekhar; Saunders, Anthony - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

) focus and diversification using a unique data set that is able to identify individual bank loan exposures to different … deterioration in bank monitoring quality at high levels of risk and a deterioration in bank monitoring quality upon lending … expansion into newer or competitive industries. We find that industrial loan diversification reduces bank return while …

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Does Interbank Borrowing Reduce Bank Risk?

Dinger, Valeriya; von Hagen, Jürgen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

In this paper we investigate whether banks that borrow from other banks have lower risk levels. We concentrate on a large sample of Central and Eastern European banks which allows us to explore the impact of interbank lending when exposures are long-term and interbank borrowers are small banks....

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Optimal Bank Capital

Marcheggiano, Gilberto; Miles, David K; Yang, Jing - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

level of bank capital is. We use empirical evidence on UK banks to assess costs; we use data from shocks to incomes from a …

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Have Rating Agencies Become More Conservative? Implications for Capital Structure and Debt Pricing

Baghai, Ramin; Servaes, Henri; Tamayo, Ane - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We document that rating agencies have become more conservative in assigning ratings to corporate bonds over the period 1985 to 2009. Holding firm characteristics constant, average ratings have dropped by 3 notches (e.g., from A+ to BBB+) over time. This increased stringency has affected both...

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Bank Capital, Liquid Reserves, and Insolvency Risk

Hugonnier, Julien; Morellec, Erwan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

short-run; leverage requirements reduce default risk but may significantly reduce bank value; mispriced deposit insurance …

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Preserving "Debt Capacity" or "Equity Capacity": A Dynamic Theory of Security Design under Asymmetric Information

Inderst, Roman; Vladimirov, Vladimir - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

In a dynamic model of optimal security design, we show when firms should preserve "equity capacity" through choosing high target leverage or "debt capacity" through choosing low target leverage. Thereby, firms reduce a problem of underinvestment or overinvestment when they must raise future...

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The Macroeconomics of Modigliani-Miller

Gersbach, Hans; Haller, Hans; Müller, Jürg - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We examine the validity of a macroeconomic version of the Modigliani-Miller theorem. For this purpose, we develop a general equilibrium model with two production sectors, risk-averse households and financial intermediation by banks. Banks are funded by deposits and (outside) equity and monitor...

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Thin Capitalization Rules and Multinational Firm Capital Structure

Blouin, Jennifer; Huizinga, Harry; Laeven, Luc; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This paper examines the impact of thin capitalization rules that limit the tax deductibility of interest on the capital structure of the foreign affiliates of US multinationals. We construct a new data set on thin capitalization rules in 54 countries for the period 1982-2004. Using confidential...

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