bank stability is more prominent for banks below the thresholds of equity, liquidity, or profitability. Banks’ government … securities holdings, however, increase bank risk when banks have high equity, liquidity, or profitability. Moreover, increased … liquidity or lending induces higher bank risk for banks with high equity or profitability. Banks’ cost efficiency and …

equity ratio, loan quality and bank size are the main determinants of bank bailout involvement. However, the aided banks … sufficient to restore bank health …

many countries, is hailed as a good form of protection against the risk of a series of bank failures of the type that might … Basel Accord of 1992, which set minimum capital ratios for various types of bank assets. …