This paper uses our new database on bank regulation and supervision in 107 countries to assess the relationship between …) regulatory restrictions on bank activities and the mixing of banking and commerce; (ii) regulations on domestic and foreign bank … supervision and regulation of bank activities. The findings instead suggest that policies that rely on guidelines that (1) force …

This paper presents new and official survey information on bank regulations in 142 countries and makes comparisons with … two earlier surveys. The data do not suggest that countries have primarily reformed their bank regulations for the better … agencies, but existing evidence suggests that these reforms will not improve bank stability or efficiency. While some countries …

This paper uses our new database on bank regulation and supervision in 107 countries to assess the relationship between …) regulatory restrictions on bank activities and the mixing of banking and commerce; (ii) regulations on domestic and foreign bank … supervision and regulation of bank activities. The findings instead suggest that policies that rely on guidelines that (1) force …

In this paper and the associated online database, we provide new data and measures of bank regulatory and supervisory … questions, including information on permissible bank activities, capital requirements, the powers of official supervisory … performance of banking systems. Since the underlying surveys are large and complex, we construct summary indices of key bank …

and toward a more active evaluation and supervision of a bank's risk management practices …

In this paper and the associated online database, we provide new data and measures of bank regulatory and supervisory … questions, including information on permissible bank activities, capital requirements, the powers of official supervisory … performance of banking systems. Since the underlying surveys are large and complex, we construct summary indices of key bank …

on the adequacy of bank regulation and supervision. Policy makers have struggled with questions about the most … countries, in this regard, have recently transferred regulation and supervision to a separate agency from the central bank, with … impetus when the new Basel Capital Accord comes into effect. This paper provides an overview of key global trends in bank …

The recent global financial crisis has spurred renewed interest in identifying those reforms in bank regulation that … would work best to promote bank development, performance and stability. Building upon three recent world-wide surveys on … bank regulation (Barth et al., 2004, 2006, and 2008), we attempt to contribute to this assessment by examining whether bank …