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We examine the political dynamics which led to the codification of the Principles and Standards for sound compensation practices at financial institutions at international (G 20) level and to their subsequent implementation on both sides of the Atlantic. We show that the regulation of bankers'...
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To reconcile the mixed empirical results, we develop a theoretical model whose main implication is a concave impact of regulation on the probability of a crisis. We test this relationship by applying a Probit model of a non-linear specification to annual data from 1999 to 2011 drawn from 132...
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An extensive review of the evidence related to the 2007-09 crisis reveals that it was an insolvency risk crisis, not a liquidity crisis. The appropriate post-crisis regulatory reform should therefore focus on increasing capital requirements. The Basel III liquidity requirements do not serve a...
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and political markets to spur deregulation and riskier lending and investment, which in turn contributes to the severity … profits. 2) These additional profits leads to calls for deregulation to enable the first class to participate in lucrative … lending or investment markets. 3) Deregulation allows the first class of institution either to compete with the second class …
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To reconcile the mixed empirical results, we develop a theoretical model whose main implication is a concave impact of regulation on the probability of a crisis. We test this relationship by applying a Probit model of a non-linear specification to annual data from 1999 to 2011 drawn from 132...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030889
This paper reviews the cost-benefit analysis, or "regulatory impact analysis" (RIA), in U.S. bank regulators' risk-based capital (RBC) rule proposals. We provide a brief background on RBC rules and review the literature on their costs and benefits. We evaluate 25 proposed RBC rules and related...
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.70-0.80 rands/litre. Price deregulation is inhibited by political regulation and social policies entangled in regulation. …
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I develop a structural model of mortgage demand and lender competition to study how leverage regulation affects the equilibrium in the UK mortgage market. Using variation in risk-weighted capital requirements across lenders and across mortgages with differential loan-to-values, I show that a...
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The incidence of mis-selling, fraud, and poor customer service by retail banks is significantly higher in areas with higher proportions of poor and minority borrowers and in areas where government regulation promotes an increased quantity of lending. Specifically, low-to-moderate-income (LMI)...
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