Although policymakers often discuss tradeoffs between bank competition and stability, past research provides differing … competition materially boosts individual and systemic bank risk. With respect to the mechanisms, we find that competition reduces … banks' profits, charter values, and relationship lending and increases banks' provision of nontraditional banking services …

qualitative and quantitative factors that allowed the Canadian banking system to withstand the 2008 financial crisis better than … investment banking, but not in commercial banking. Nonetheless, in investment management a higher female to male ratio on US …

their operating performance and liquidity risk are significantly different if bank is in joint or single auditing setting …

In this study, using the World Bank's Bank Regulation and Supervision Survey (BRSS) data, we draw insights about the … bank regulatory/supervisory styles, illustrate the differences in regulation/supervision among crisis, non-crisis and BRICS … countries, and highlight the ways in which bank regulation and supervision has changed during the crisis period. The study …

banking system. This article aims to reconcile the views of the academics and regulators about bank capital regulation …The global financial crisis has further highlighted the importance of bank capital regulation for the stability of the …. Lightweight and procyclical bank capital regulation with ample possibilities for regulatory arbitrage has contributed to the pre …

Bank's (2013) database covering various aspects of bank regulation. Using multiple explorative factor analysis, we identify …

in the banking sector. Instead, the strategic use of risk models can be avoided by imposing penalties on banks with low …

This paper reviews the state of the banking sector in Europe. At the aggregate level, the empirical data suggest that … capital position of the European banking system, using November 2013 stock market data. In the basic scenario to restore … bank level, the top tertile of well-capitalized banks (with a market based leverage ratio well above 4%) continues lending …

This paper examines the determinants of executive compensation in Chinese banking during 2005-2012. Using the fixed … executive compensation in Chinese banking. It suggests that government may ensure efficient monitoring functions when the pay … incentive is ineffective. The results have important implication on bank regulation and corporate governance in emerging markets …