Small banks are targets of a large number of cyberattacks. Using a sized-matched difference-in-differences design, we document that successful cyberattacks decrease branch deposit growth rates at small US banks. This decrease is due to bank-specific reputational damages that erode the trust of...

This paper investigates the relationship between bank debt and earnings management in private SMEs in a bank-oriented economy. In this study, we leverage a sample of 4866 Italian private SMEs from 2005 to 2012 and propose a new metric to isolate the annual increase in bank debt. The results of...