, their ownership structures, and national bank regulations. We focus on conflicts between bank managers and owners over risk …, and show that bank risk taking varies positively with the comparative power of shareholders within the corporate … governance structure of each bank. Moreover, we show that the relation between bank risk and capital regulations, deposit …

This paper documents large cross-country variation in the relationship between bank competition and bank stability and …

This paper documents large cross-country variation in the relationship between bank competition and bank stability and …

This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data … on 37 countries from 1996–2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market during the financial …; and in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy …

banking stability. More specifically, I argue that raising deposit insurance coverage in an attempt to eradicate bank runs is … not necessarily the optimal policy because bank runs, though commonly perceived as instability when they take place, have …