We investigate the influence of the institutional environment on bank capital ratios. Using a sample of 149 banks …. Our findings contribute to the bank capital structure literature and have important policy implications for developing …

We empirically investigate whether a bank's decision to recapitalize is influenced by the separation between voting and … cash-flow rights of the ultimate owner. We use a novel dataset on bank ultimate control and ownership structure of 442 … more pronounced if the ultimate owner is a family or a state, or if the bank is headquartered in a country with weak …

. Using a simultaneous-equations framework, we investigate the relationship between bank capital buffer and liquidity for … European and US publicly traded commercial banks from 2000 to 2008. Previous research studying the determinants of bank capital …

This paper empirically investigates whether a bank's decision to adjust its capital is influenced by the existence of a … bank is headquartered in a country with relatively weak shareholder protection. Moreover, this behavior is tempered during …

. Using a simultaneous equations framework, we investigate the relationship between bank regulatory capital and bank liquidity … determinants of bank capital buffer has neglected the role of liquidity. On the whole, we find that banks decrease their regulatory …