,300 mergers that took place between 1978 and 2001 to analyse the determinants of international bank mergers. We test the extent to … regulated environments are less likely to be the targets of international bank mergers. Hence, the lifting of regulations can … spur growth in cross-border bank mergers. Also, mergers tend to be less frequent if information costs are high. …

at recapitalizing banks and through liquidity support. We use a detailed, banklevel dataset for German banks to analyze … these policy interventions, but they have not expanded relative to banks not receiving support. Banks claiming liquidity …