Martynova, Natalya; Perotti, Enrico; Suarez, Javier - 2021
We analyze the strategic interaction between undercapitalized banks and a supervisor who may intervene by preventive …. Private incentives to comply are lower when supervisors have lower credibility, especially for highly levered banks. Less … credible supervisors (facing higher cost of intervention) end up intervening more banks, yet producing higher forbearance and …