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Banks' concentration versus diversification in the loan portfolio : new evidence from Germany
Jahn, Nadya; Memmel, Christoph; Pfingsten, Andreas - 2013
Using a unique data set on German banks' sector specific loan exposures to the real economy and the corresponding write-offs and write-downs, we examine the impact of loan portfolio sector concentration on credit risk. By controlling for common risk factors, we separate the bank-specific...
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Product innovation and product innovation marketing : theory and microeconometric evidence
Kaiser, Ulrich - 2001
the innovating firm invests in marketing, so that consumers become aware of the newly developed product. Firms first … theoretical model are that both the marketing of a product innovation and a firm's propensity to introduce an innovation decrease … a positive effect on product innovation and marketing effort. These findings are tested empirically using survey data …
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Stress testing German banks against a global cost-of-capital shock
Düllmann, Klaus; Kick, Thomas - 2012
capital for firms worldwide on three particularly export-oriented industry sectors in Germany. Second, the impact of this …
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Many a little makes a mickle : macro portfolio stress test for small and medium-sized German banks
Busch, Ramona; Koziol, Philipp; Mitrovic, Marc - 2015
We develop a macroeconomic portfolio stress test that is specifically geared towards small and medium-sized banks. We combine a credit risk stress test which simulates credit impairments via a CreditMetrics type multi-factor portfolio model with an income stress test in the form of dynamic panel...
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Cash holdings of German open-end equity funds : does ownership matter?
Dötz, Niko; Weth, Mark - 2013
In the light of the recent financial crisis, the discussion on the nature of runs and on the stabilizing role of liquidity holdings has intensified. This paper explores the cash management conducted by German open-end equity funds for the period between 2005 and 2010. Since ownership structures...
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The payout behaviour of German savings banks
Köhler, Matthias - 2016
Our analysis finds that despite the growing number, the majority of savings banks currently do not make any payouts. Furthermore, savings banks distribute only a small part of their net profit to the shareholders. This means that they can still build up capital even if they make payouts. Savings...
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Determinants of the interest rate pass-through of banks : evidence from German loan products
Schlüter, Tobias; Busch, Ramona; Hartmann-Wendels, Thomas - 2012
This article examines the loan rate-setting behavior of German banks for a large variety of retail and corporate loan products. We find that a bank’s operational efficiency is priced in bank loan rates and alters interest-setting behavior. Specifically, we establish that a higher degree of...
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Regulation, credit risk transfer with CDS, and bank lending
Pausch, Thilo; Welzel, Peter - 2012
We integrate Basel II (and III) regulations into the industrial organization approach to banking and analyze the interaction between capital adequacy regulation and credit risk transfer with credit default swaps (CDS) including its effect on lending behavior and risk sensitivity of a...
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Capital regulation, liquidity requirements and taxation in a dynamic model of banking
De Nicolò, Gianni; Gamba, Andrea; Luccetta, Marcella - 2012
This paper studies the impact of bank regulation and taxation in a dynamic model where banks are exposed to credit and liquidity risk and can resolve financial distress in three costly forms: bond issuance, equity issuance or fire sales. We find an inverted U–shaped relationship between...
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Calculating trading book capital : is risk separation appropriate?
Raupach, Peter - 2015
Regulatory capital for trading book positions includes two components that cover different risks but apply to the same portfolio, one for market risk and one for credit risk. Similar approaches are common in banks’ internal models for economic capital. Although it is known that joint market...
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