This study investigates the implications of cross-country differences in banking regulation and supervision for the … subsidiaries in countries with weaker regulation and supervision and that such location decisions are associated with elevated BHC … role in these location choices and risk outcomes. Overall, our study suggests that U.S. banking organizations engage in …

services has increased. Both banks and microfinance institutions have contributed to higher intensity. A recent study shows …

will be mergers between savings and commercial banks. -- branch deregulation ; mergers ; optimal behavior ; Spanish banking …

deposit customers. In the past, bank regulation has often been blamed for undermining competition and the functioning of … tries to shed some light on the historical development and current state of bank regulation in Germany. In so doing, it … tries to embed the analysis of bank regulation in a more general industrial organization framework. For every regulated …

We exploit the introduction of free banking laws in US states during the 1837-1863 period to examine the impact of … find that the introduction of free banking laws stimulated the creation of new banks and led to more bank failures. Our … empirical evidence indicates that states adopting free banking laws experienced an increase in output per capita compared to the …

makes banking inefficient. Better capitalized banks suffer fewer distortions in lending decisions and would perform better … challenges are addressed, capital regulation can be a powerful tool for enhancing the role of banks in the economy. …

On 3 December EY hosted a SUERF conference on banking reform with Sir Howard Davies, the Chairman of RBS, and Dame … Colette Bowe, the Chairman of the Banking Standards Board, as the two keynote speakers. Professor David Miles (Imperial … College) gave the SUERF 2015 Annual Lecture on Capital and Banks. The conference focused on core aspects of banking reform …

interstate banking deregulation lowered barriers to entry into urban banking markets and find that greater competition …