Following a natural disaster, the rate of economic growth recovers faster in less competitive banking markets. A 10% reduction in competition increases the rate of economic growth by 0.3%. In less competitive markets, banks respond to a disaster by increasing the supply of real estate credit by...

We are the first to examine the impact of gender diversity in bank boards on the probability and size of public bailouts. Our findings, based on a sample of listed European banks over the period 2007-2013, suggest that banks with a more gender-diverse board are less likely to receive a public...