We study the relationship between banks' size and risk-taking in the context of supranational banking supervision. Consistently with theoretical work on banking unions and in contrast to analyses emphasising incentives under- pinned by the too-big-to-fail effect, we find an inverse relationship...

We use a dynamic panel data model to analyze bank-specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank risk for a large sample of commercial banks operating in the euro area. The selected time span, from 2001 to 2012, considers the impact of the on-going financial and economic crisis on the Eurozone...

1. The Euro Area Banking System: Where Do We Stand? -- 2. The Main Challenges Facing the Euro Area Banking System -- 3. Non-performing Loans in the Euro Area -- 4. Level 3 Assets and Sovereign Exposure -- 5. Progress on the First Two Pillars of the Banking Union -- 6. The Third Pillar of the...

We characterize policy interventions directed to minimize the cost to the deposit guarantee scheme and the taxpayers of banks with legacy problems. Non-performing loans (NPLs) with low and risky returns create a debt overhang that induces bank owners to forego profitable lending opportunities....