stand-alone agencies, though, a majority of bank supervisors are part of a central bank. The survey asked respondents about … accountability. Most agencies reported having operational independence. Bank supervisors were unique in viewing financial stabili …

This paper studies whether the policies that, over the past decades, liberalized bankingsystems around the world have …

content of the database, the information sources utilized, and the coding rules used to create an index of financial reform … discusses some possible applications. The database provides a multi-faceted measure of reform, covering seven aspects of …

, harmonizing arrangements for bank and thrift holding companies, and bringing into the net a few systemic nonbank financial groups …

supervisory implementation, making use of data from IMF-World Bank assessments of compliance with international standards and …The paper analyzes the quality of financial sector regulation and supervision around the globe. Unlike studies that … collect and analyze data on regulation and supervision ""on the books,"" this study also analyzes available information on …