AbstractThe following sections are included:Just How Big are the World’s Biggest Banks?What Is a Bank?What Should Be …

that the regulation and supervision of banks varies widely across countries in many different dimensions. Furthermore …

examination of 44 large banks headquartered in 13 countries; eight of these countries belong to the European Union, seven belong …, different patterns in the relationships across countries and even across banks within the same country. Also, higher … correlations between bank and sovereign risk are found in countries in which the ratio of the assets of banks relative to their …

choose to regulate and supervise their banks in exactly the same way. Such information helps enable researchers to examine …

choose to regulate and supervise their banks in exactly the same way. Such information helps enable researchers to examine …