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We propose a methodology for measuring the market-implied capital of banks by subtracting from the market value of equity (market capitalization) a credit-spread-based correction for the value of shareholders' default option. We show that without such a correction, the estimated impact of a...
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Using 189 commercial bank mergers between 1997 and 2004, we document a positive impact of the merger activity on bank …
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legal protection of depositors is as important. The safety net designed to protect depositors and prevent bank runs is … (2008) are the first to present evidence of the joint impact of regulatory environment and bank ownership structure on bank … is, however, known about the interaction between regulatory environment and bank ownership structure. The objective of …
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We evaluate the impact of government ownership on the issuer and individual ratings of a sample of 224 large European banks over the 1999-2004 period. Individual ratings differ from traditional ones in that they focus on banks' economic and financial conditions and do not take into account any...
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This paper examines the impact of regulatory reform on TFP growth and its sources and on the relationship between ownership and cost efficiency for Indian banks in 1992-2004. The methodology consists of the joint use of parametric and non-parametric techniques to estimate efficiency frontiers....
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both on competition and on banks' risk taking incentives. Drawing on the literature on the uniqueness of bank loans vis …
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adequate capitalisation of bank portfolios. Value-at-risk assessments are based on an ARMA-GARCH forecast model. Whereas the …
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ratio. The results suggest that the reduction in bank ownership enhances the disciplinary role of debt. Finally, firms … achieve better performance improvements when non-Japanese owners replace bank ownership …
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incentives of insiders to expropriate bank resources and promote bank efficiency, and are supposed to have real economic effect …
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The intensity of the crisis in financial markets has surprised nearly everyone. This paper searches out the root causes of the crisis, distinguishing them from scapegoating explanations that have been used in policy circles to divert attention from the underlying breakdown of incentives....
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