This paper examines how corporate governance and executive compensation affected bank capitalization strategies for an … to lower bank capitalization. Boards of intermediate size, separation of the chief executive officer and chairman roles …, and an absence of anti-takeover provisions, in particular, lead to low bank capitalization. However, executive options and …

We examine the impact of bank supervision on the financing obstacles faced by almost 5,000 corporations across 49 …. Finally, we find that bank supervisory agencies that force accurate information disclosure by banks and enhance private …

our findings by comparing banks to non-financial firms and examining changes in bank risk around an exogenous regulatory …

This paper examines how corporate governance and executive compensation affect bank capitalization strategies for an … to give rise to lower bank capitalization. Boards of intermediate size, separation of the CEO and chairman roles, and an … absence of anti-takeover provisions, in particular, lead to low bank capitalization. However, executive options and stock …