Banks face a tradeoff between diversifying and focusing their loan portfolio. In this paper we carry out an empirical study for the German market to shed light on the question whether or not the benefits of risk sharing outweigh those of specialization. We use data from the Bundesbank's...

Banks face a tradeoff between diversifying and focusing their loan portfolio. In this paper we carry out an empirical study for the German market to shed light on the question whether or not the benefits of risk sharing outweigh those of specialization. We use data from the Bundesbank's...

Bewertungsaspekte der Geschäftsstrategien europäischer Banken -- Methoden der Unternehmensbeurteilung von Banken -- Interpretation der Bankrechnungslegung -- Implikationen von Ratings für die Bewertung von Banken und Bankenratingsysteme -- Gesamtbanksteuerung und Kreditrisikomanagement --...