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Changing forces of gravity: How the crisis affected international banking
Buch, Claudia M.; Neugebauer, Katja; Schröder, Christoph - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
analyze the effects of the crisis on international banking. Using a detailed dataset on the international assets of all German …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985662
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The Determinants of Capital Structure: Some Evidence from Banks
Heider, Florian; Gropp, Reint - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper documents that standard cross-sectional determinants of firm leverage also apply to the capital structure of large banks in the United States and Europe. We find a remarkable consistency in sign, significance and economic magnitude. Like non-financial firms, banks appear to have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097682
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How Do Banks Determine Capital? Empirical Evidence for Germany
Weber, Martin; Kleff, Volker - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003
previous empirical literature hold for the special German banking sector with its three characteristic banking groups of … German banking groups. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098092
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Corporate main bank decision
Höwer, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
Do firms select their main bank relationship according to their risk or risk preferences? Relationship banking is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985659
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How many factors and shocks cause financial stress?
Kappler, Marcus; Schleer, Frauke - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
an exploratory analysis we give them an economic interpretation. We find that the existence of a Periphery Banking Crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957607
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The impact of R&D subsidies during the crisis
Hud, Martin; Hussinger, Katrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
This study investigates the impact of R&D subsidies on R&D investment during the past financial crisis. We conduct a treatment effects analysis and show that R&D subsidies increased R&D spending among subsidized small and medium sized firms in Germany during the crisis years. In the first crisis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957640
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Lessons of the financial crisis for the attractiveness of European financial centers
Lang, Gunnar - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
This paper analyses fundamental location factors for the financial industry by investigating the economic significance of market participants' assessments of location factors and country-specific characteristics over time. A unique data set allows studying the locational attractiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957648
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The effects of corporate and country sustainability characteristics on the cost of debt: An international investigation
Hoepner, Andreas; Oikonomou, Ioannis; Scholtens, Bert; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different countries across the world and operating in all major industries. Our principal findings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095353
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The threat of systemic risk in banking: evidence for Europe
Schüler, Martin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2002
This paper attempts to answer the question whether the threat of systemic risk in banking exists only on a national or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097758
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Systemic Risk in European Banking: Evidence from Bivariate GARCH Models
Schüler, Martin; Schröder, Michael - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2003
This paper attempts to assess the Europe-wide systemic risk in banking. We employ a bivariate GARCH model to estimate … interdependencies amongst the banking business in Europe and hence for the systemic risk potential. We employ several tests to assess … European banking business have become more similar and that the systemic risk potential has increased. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097915