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 stable capital structures at levels that are specific to each individual … bank. The results suggest that capital requirements may only be of second-order importance for banks? capital structures …

This paper examines how capital is determined by German banks. We analyse whether the determinants found in the … savings banks, cooperative banks and other banks. On the basis of a unique data set of nearly all German banks between 1992 …

. Transaction oriented banks are not able to attract low risk firms. …

wake of the financial crisis of 2007/2008. We show that owner controlled banks had higher profits in the years before the … manager-controlled banks. The results are robust to controlling for a wide variety of bank specific, country specific … shareholders may not be socially optimal in banks. …

ownership structure of banks. Particular attention is put on current trends in the ownership structure of banks (e. g. sovereign … wealth funds). The paper is based on a new dataset on shareholdings in listed banks in the EU banking sector. The results …

ownership structure of banks. Particular attention is put on current trends in the ownership structure of banks (e. g. sovereign … wealth funds). The paper is based on a new dataset on shareholdings in listed banks in the EU banking sector. The results …