Information costs and regulatory barriers are the main distinguishing features of international financial markets as compared to national financial markets. This paper presents a simple model of the impact of these factors on banks' cross-border activities and provides empirical evidence. Our...

The World Financial Crisis has shaken the fundamentals of international banking and triggered a downward spiral of asset prices. To prevent a further meltdown of markets, governments have intervened massively through rescues measures aimed at recapitalizing banks and through liquidity support....

Makroprudenzielle Politik hat das Ziel, die Stabilität des Finanzsystems zu überwachen und zu sichern. Systemrisiken entstehen, wenn Schieflagen in Teilen des Finanzsystems die Funktionsweise der Finanzmärkte und damit die realwirtschaftliche Entwicklung beeinträchtigen. Ziel dieser Politik...