variation in the data based on the theories of bank capital regulation. The results show that countries with high average … returns to investment and a high ratio of government ownership of banks choose less stringent capital regulation standards …

variation in the data based on the theories of bank capital regulation. The results show that countries with high average … returns to investment and a high ratio of government ownership of banks choose less stringent capital regulation standards …

. We use a unique database for the French banking sector between 2003 and 2011 combining confidential bank-level Bank …

. We use a unique database for the French banking sector between 2003 and 2011 combining confidential bank-level Bank …

We measure bank supervision using the database of supervisory issues, known as matters requiring attention or immediate … a bank faces, which may suggest capacity constraints in addressing multiple supervisory issues. Using computational … and are less correlated with bank observables. By categorizing questions asked by analysts at banks' quarterly earnings …

, policymakers, and bank managers for better decision making. …

European sovereign debt benefits from privileges in banking regulation throughout all risk categories. In contrast to … actual riskiness. We explore the effects of these regulatory privileges on the co-variation between sovereign and bank sector … credit risks–the so-called sovereign-bank nexus. Examining sovereign bond portfolios of large European banks between 2010 and …