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latter, coverage ratios increase with GDP growth and with more stringent supervision and macro–prudential policies, as well …
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evolution of bank credit. We use a unique loanlevel dataset comprising multiple credit registers from several European countries … and different types of loans, including corporate loans, mortgages and consumer credit. We merge this rich information …) productive firms than firms with high ex ante credit risk, except for banks with low capital. …
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This paper analyses the link between finance and growth by studying the effect that the process of financial deregulation and harmonisation of banking laws at the EU level has brought about on growth over the last 40 years. Our main findings point to the existence of a positive long-run growth...
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The paper analyses the relationship between deposit insurance, debt-holder monitoring, and risk taking. In a stylised banking model we show that deposit insurance may reduce moral hazard, if deposit insurance credibly leaves out non-deposit creditors. Testing the model using EU bank level data...
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In diesem Beitrag werden mögliche ordnungspolitische Konsequenzen der Finanzmarktkrise in Folge der Turbulenzen auf dem US-amerikanischen Hypothekenkreditmarkt diskutiert. Zunächst erläutern die Autoren theoretisch und empirisch die Phänomene der Bankenkrisen und der Ansteckung in einem...
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propose four principles to ensure the efficient resolution of bank failures, should they occur, with minimum, if any, credit …
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Using aggregate balance sheet data from banks across the EU-25 over the period from 1997 to 2005 this paper provides empirical evidence that national banking market concentration has a negative impact on European banks’ financial soundness as measured by the Z-score technique while controlling...
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We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that acquiring banks value profitable, high-growth, and low-risk targets. We also find that the strength of bank regulation and supervision and of deposit insurance regimes in Europe has...
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EU regulation on credit rating agencies and current Basel II enhancements. Finally we can determine that most regulatory …
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