We study the spatial expansion of banks in response to banking deregulation in the 1980s and 90s. During this period …, large banks expanded rapidly, mostly by adding new branches in new locations, while many small banks exited. We document … that large banks sorted into the densest markets, but that sorting weakened over time as large banks expanded to more …

biomedical R&D--and focus on the role that banks and other intermediaries can play in financing biomedical R&D and potentially …

This study analyzes information production and trading behavior of banks with lending relationships. We combine trade …-by-trade supervisory data and credit-registry data to examine banks' proprietary trading in borrower stocks around a large number of … corporate events. We find that relationship banks build up positive (negative) trading positions in the two weeks before events …

important are the distortions in the greater regulation of banks that differentially limit risk-taking across alternative … addresses these questions and discusses how banks and nonbanks helped provide liquidity to the nonfinancial sector during the …

The traditional model of bank-led financial intermediation, where banks issue demandable deposits to savers and make … size. Implicit banks' costs and subsidies explain shifting bank balance sheet composition. Together, these forces explain …