In this paper we analyze the impact of capital regulation on performance and the risk-taking of thirty European banks. We used a technique of panel data over the period 2004 to 2009. Results show that capital regulation measured by the ratio capital has a negative and statistically significant...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the combined effect of both internal and external mechanisms on the performance of thirty European banks. This research uses a technique of panel data over the period 2004 to 2009. The results show that banks conduct trade-offs between different governance...