resolve the problem of information asymmetry. However, after controlling for bank capital, the valuation effects for banks … correlation between Nonperforming Loans (NPLs) and valuation effects. This indicates that an increase in the uncertainty of bank …

In this paper and the associated online database, we provide new data and measures of bank regulatory and supervisory … questions, including information on permissible bank activities, capital requirements, the powers of official supervisory … performance of banking systems. Since the underlying surveys are large and complex, we construct summary indices of key bank …