We analyze the impact of efficiency on bank risk. We also consider whether bank capital has an effect on this … supporting the bad management and efficiency version of the moral hazard hypotheses. In contrast, bank efficiency improvements … contribute to shore up bank capital levels. Our findings suggest that banks lagging behind in their efficiency levels might …

This paper evaluates the impact of the March 2020 European Central Bank recommendation that banks do not pay dividends … or buy back shares on their market values. It documents a causal negative impact on bank share prices of around 7% during …