We study the impact of emotions on real-world decisions made by loan officers by analyzing the loan conditions of loans granted immediately after a bank branch robbery. We find significant differences between the conditions of loans granted after a robbery and changes in loan conditions that...

This research examines whether social capital at the county level in the U.S., as captured by the strength of civic norms and density of social networks, affects the liquidity holdings and failure risk of banks headquartered in the counties. Findings here indicate that banks headquartered in...

Why do some banks fail in financial crises while others survive? This article answers this question by analysing the effect of the Dutch financial crisis of the 1920s on 142 banks, of which 33 failed. We find that choices of balance sheet composition and product market strategy made in the...