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Subprime Crisis and Board (In-)Competence: Private vs. Public Banks in Germany
Hau, Harald; Thum, Marcel - CESifo - 2009
and study if the bank losses can be traced to the quality of bank governance. For this purpose, we examine the … supervisory board (in-)competence in finance is related to losses in the financial crisis. Improved bank governance is therefore a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051557
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Politicians: Be Killed or Survive
Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - CESifo - 2008
: extended institutional and governance quality, democracy, voice and accountability, a well functioning system of law and order …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406072
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The Politician and his Banker
Hainz, Christa; Hakenes, Hendrik - CESifo - 2007
Should the European Union grant state aid through an institution like the European Investment bank? This paper evaluates the efficiency of different measures for granting state aid. We use a theoretical model with firms that differ in their creditworthiness and compare different types of...
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