Economic theory conjectures complementarities between the ranking of creditors in formal insolvency proceedings and the … use of collateral in bank loan contracts as well as the exist-ence of relational compared to arm's length lending. In this … neither confirm that a high priority for secured lenders explains an excessive use of collateral in bank loans nor that a …

This paper argues that a special bank bankruptcy regime is desirable for the efficient restructuring and/or liquidation … to better mitigate disruptions in the financial system and minimize the social costs of bank distress. We compare the U ….S., UK, and German bank bankruptcy frameworks and describe the EU framework for cross-border bank bankruptcy. We support our …

This paper argues that a special bank bankruptcy regime is desirable for the efficient restructuring and/or liquidation … to better mitigate disruptions in the financial system and minimize the social costs of bank distress. We compare the U ….S., UK, and German bank bankruptcy frameworks and describe the EU framework for cross-border bank bankruptcy. We support our …

How does bank distress impact their customers' probability of default and trade credit availability? We address this … question by looking at a unique sample of German firms from 2000 to 2011. We follow their firm-bank relationships through times … of distress and crisis, featuring the different transmission of bank distress shocks into already weakened firm balance …

German banks experienced a merger wave throughout the 1990s. However, the success of bank mergers remains a continuous …

quasi-experimental research design, we document misallocation of bank credit inside the network, with state-owned banks …