We analyze the impact of efficiency on bank risk. We also consider whether bank capital has an effect on this … contribute to shore up bank capital levels. Our findings suggest that banks lagging behind in their efficiency levels might … relationship. We model the inter-temporal relationships among efficiency, capital and risk for a large sample of commercial banks …

We address the efficiency of expenditure in education provision by comparing the output (PISA results) from the …

stakesor institutional holdings. We investigate the effects of these bank-firm governancelinks on the global syndicated loan …

This occasional paper explains why the bank lending survey was developed by the ECB and describes its main features. It … clarifies why the survey was introduced. Furthermore, the paper demonstrates that the value added of implementing a bank lending … the internal guidelines or criteria of a bank which reflect the bank’s loan policy. The terms and conditions of a loan …

simulation exercise is performed on how various external shocks affect the balance sheet of an average European bank under the … introduction of full fair value accounting could have a significant effect in terms of income volatility, procyclicality of bank …

Following the adoption by the Basel Committee of new capital rules for banks, a process is now taking place in the EU …

In this paper we analyse public sector efficiency in the new member states of the European Union compared to that in … emerging markets. After a conceptual discussion of expenditure efficiency measurement issues, we compute efficiency scores and … rankings by applying a range of measurement techniques. The study finds that expenditure efficiency across new EU member states …

economies. We also assess the efficiency of public spending in redistributing income by using a DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis … indirectly via high quality education/human capital and via sound economic institutions. Moreover, for our set of OECD countries …