this study, we argue that bank efficiency generates incentives that can impact banks' capital holdings and the cost of … positive impact on bank capital during the global financial crisis of 2007-2009. We also observe that on average, banks … intermediation costs. Our results imply the beneficial impact of bank efficiency for bank stability and real economy. …

new Basel III Accord to counter excessive bank risk-taking behavior. However, prior theoretical as well as empirical … literature that studies the impact of risk-based capital requirements on bank risk-taking behavior is inconclusive. The primary … purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of risk-based capital requirements on bank risk-taking behavior, using a panel …