episodes of intensi fied (systemic) bank risk: specialization (capturing overexposures), differentiation (capturing indirect … nd that both individual and systemic bank risk decrease withspecialization. Indirect connectedness of banks is … particularly (and negatively) related to individual bank risk, whereas direct connectedness of banks is particularly (and …

reviews the debate about marketbased vs. bank-based financial systems. Using data for a sample of 40 countries over the period … economic growth, but the degree to which a financial system is market- or bank-based cannot explain economic development across …

Between 1995 and 2005, foreign bank participation in Mexico rose from 2 percent of bank assets to 83 percent, as the … top five largest banks were acquired by foreigners. This paper examines the link between foreign bank acquisitions and … banking outreach. Using quarterly country, bank, and bank-municipality-level data, the authors find some contrasting patterns …