This study analyzes the effect that banks' investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have on bank …. Separating bank CSR activities into internally focused and externally focused ones provides evidence on how different … constituents value bank CSR activities. I find that CSR-related value creation is primarily a result of banks' external investments …

We investigate bank loans' specialness with a particular focus on the recent boom and bust cycle. We perform an … January 2000 and December 2009. We find a significant and negative reaction to bank loan announcements which is mostly driven … by loan provided during the crisis period. We also document significant changes in bank behavior over the boom and bust …

We analyze how bank profitability impacts financial stability from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. We … first develop a theoretical model of the relationship between bank profitability and financial stability by exploring the … empirical determinants of bank risks and profitability, and how the level and the source of bank profitability affect risks for …

We investigate bank loans' specialness with a particular focus on the recent boom and bust cycle. We perform an … January 2000 and December 2009. We find a significant and negative reaction to bank loan announcements which is mostly driven … by loan provided during the crisis period. We also document significant changes in bank behavior over the boom and bust …

set of about 14,000 Italian firms viewed as potential applicants for bank loans in the 2006-2008 period. The methodology …