,300 mergers that took place between 1978 and 2001 to analyse the determinants of international bank mergers. We test the extent to … regulated environments are less likely to be the targets of international bank mergers. Hence, the lifting of regulations can … spur growth in cross-border bank mergers. Also, mergers tend to be less frequent if information costs are high. …

In attempting to promote bank stability, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (2006) provides a framework that … regarding the treatment of tail risk. -- Bank regulation ; bank stability ; Basel framework ; crisis ; tail risk …