. For an international sample of banks, this paper investigates the impact of government indebtedness and deficits on bank … stock prices and credit default swap spreads. Overall, bank stock prices reflect a negative capitalization of government … reduction in their market valuation in countries running large fiscal deficits. Furthermore, the change in bank credit default …

. For an international sample of banks, this paper investigates the impact of government indebtedness and deficits on bank … stock prices and CDS spreads. Overall, bank stock prices reflect a negative capitalization of government debt and they … valuation in countries running large fiscal deficits. Furthermore, the change in bank CDS spreads in 2008 relative to 2007 …

A rapidly growing empirical literature is studying the causes and consequences of bank fragility in present …

be detrimental to bank stability, the more so where bank interest rates are deregulated and the institutional environment … is weak. Also, the adverse impact of deposit insurance on bank stability tends to be stronger when the coverage offered …