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Multitasking and subjective performance evaluations : theory and evidence from a field experiment in a bank
Manthei, Kathrin; Sliwka, Dirk - 2018
experiment conducted in a bank. In the treatment group managers obtained access to objective performance measures which raised …
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Why use ROSCAs when you can use banks? : theory and evidence from Ethiopia
Kedir, Abbi Mamo; Disney, Richard; Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2011
Much of the existing literature on the use of informal credit arrangements such as ROSCAs (Rotating and Credit Saving Associations) theorises the use of such institutions as arising from market failures in the development of formal saving and credit mechanisms. As economic development proceeds,...
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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
We document that trust in public institutions "and particularly trust in banks, business and government" has declined over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in institutions. Cross-country comparisons reveal a clear legacy...
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How successful are banking sector reforms in emerging market economies? : evidence from impact of monetary policy on levels and structures of firm debt in India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Kutan, Ali Mustafa; Majumdar, Sudipa - 2016
that well-functioning credit markets would reflect a bank channel for monetary policy at work, we test whether a change in … and the associated change in interest rate does not affect change in bank credit, change in total debt and the proportion … of bank credit in total debt for any of the firms. We discuss the policy implications of the findings. …
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Executive compensation and competition in the banking and financial sectors
Cuñat, Vicente (contributor); Guadalupe, Maria (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Media capture by banks
Durante, Ruben; Fabiani, Andrea; Laeven, Luc; Peydró, … - 2022
Do media slant news in favor of the banks they borrow from? We study how lending connections affect news coverage of banks earnings reports and of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on major newspapers from several European countries. We find that newspapers cover announcements by their lenders...
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Trustworthiness in the financial industry
Gill, Andrej; Heinz, Matthias; Schumacher, Heiner; … - 2020
The financial industry has been struggling with widespread misconduct and public mistrust. Here we argue that the lack of trust into the financial industry may stem from the selection of subjects with little, if any, trustworthiness into the financial industry. We identify the social preferences...
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Help in a foreign land : internationalized banks and firms' export
Brancati, Emanuele - 2022
's domestic bank by an internationalized banking group. Our results show that, after the acquisition, firms have a significantly … higher probability of starting export in countries where the consolidated bank has a foreign branch, which proxies for the … mainly reduce firms' fixed entry costs in a foreign market. The analysis also shows that other channels, such as bank credit …
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Banking on snow : bank capital, risk, and employment
Baumgartner, Simon; Stomper, Alex; Schober, Thomas; … - 2022
have less equity capital. Bank capitalization also proxies for the extent to which the regional banks' borrowers can obtain …
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The effect of employment protection on worker effort : a comparison of absenteeism during and after probation
Ichino, Andrea; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2001
. Our analysis is based on weekly observations for the 858 white collar workers hired by a large Italian bank between …
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