statement comparability and earnings smoothing for opportunistic reasons. Based on a sample of 628 US banks (4,683 bank … crisis (GFC) period. These results are robust to alternative specifications of comparability and earning management, bank …

We analyze the impact of efficiency on bank risk. We also consider whether bank capital has an effect on this … supporting the bad management and efficiency version of the moral hazard hypotheses. In contrast, bank efficiency improvements … contribute to shore up bank capital levels. Our findings suggest that banks lagging behind in their efficiency levels might …

estimates of the persistence of bank profit are reported and compared. The persistence of bank profit appears to be weaker for …

estimates of the persistence of bank profit are reported and compared. The persistence of bank profit appears to be weaker for …

of individual banks. In particular, we analyse the value relevance of bank cost efficiency and total factor productivity …

The recent period of crisis in credit markets has highlighted the crucial role of bank risk taking. Our paper assesses … the inter-temporal relationships among bank efficiency, capital and bank risk-taking in the EU-26 commercial banking …

regional focus. In this paper we construct measures of competition and economic activity using regional data to examine bank … exists between regional bank competition and risks. Furthermore, regional economic conditions play a significant role in …