conditions, credit default and bank capitalization for the transmission of macroeconomic shocks. We fit the model to euro area … empirical literature, i.e. the pro-cyclicality of bank profitability and the counter-cyclical response of firm default rates and …

choose their portfolio risk, bank size, and capital holdings. Banks voluntarily hold equity when the buffer effect against … larger, choose riskier portfolios, and have less equity. Binding capital requirements or levies on bank borrowing are shown …

of increased bank capital in terms of reduced loans could be substantial, there are good reasons to believe that the … between the capitalization of the banking sector and bank loans using panel cointegration models. We study the evolution of … the German economy for the past 60 years. We find no evidence for a negative impact of bank capital on business loans …

Switzerland. For identification, we compare changes in the behavior of banks that had different fractions of their central bank …

Limited liability and asymmetric information between an investment bank and its lenders provide an incentive for a bank …

, the equilibrium loan rate spread increases, which raises bank profitability and the market-to-book value of bank capital … model’s dynamic implications in a panel VAR estimation, which suggests that bank lending has even increased in the long …

Bank distress can have severe negative consequences for the stability of the financial system, the real economy, and … public finances. Regimes for restructuring and restoring banks financed by bank levies and fiscal backstops seek to reduce … these costs. Bank levies attempt to internalize systemic risk and increase the costs of leverage. This paper evaluates the …