Even after controlling for other observable factors, reciprocal deposits are associated with higher bank risk as measured by the probability of failure and the <italic>Z</italic>-score. These results are consistent with the moral hazard hypothesis and reject the risk substitution hypothesis.

Recent studies have documented an association between financial structure and per capita income growth. The relationship between financial structure and job growth, by contrast, is an unexplored issue of independent interest. Here we find that US nonmetropolitan employment grew faster in...

This paper explores the degree of competition among each of several major categories of Swiss banks, using a structural econometric model. Conduct is found to vary across ownership structures, with foreign-owned banks exhibiting the most market power and state-owned or mutual banks the least....