language of Basel I gives banks excessive leeway in their interpretation of its rules, and, in the end, allows financial … rules on emerging market banks; and that (4) although each accord states that its positions are not recommended for …

We study the relationship between banks' size and risk-taking in the context of supranational banking supervision …-big-to-fail effect, we find an inverse relationship between banks' size and non-performing loan growth for a sample of European banks …-up rather than incentives alignment among the supervisors and the banks. …

transforms existing financial claims against ultimate borrowers that have been originated by traditional banks. Based on … non-financial private sector had been originated by shadow banks. Consequently, dampening credit creation by the …

This paper investigates the role of banks foreign asset holdings in transmitting credit risk internationally. Foreign … banks to public accounts as a consequence of implicit or explicit bailout guarantees to distressed banking systems. This … paper articulates this mechanism with a simple model where governments choose to fill banks' capital gaps to self …