In August 2007 the United Kingdom experienced its first bank run in over 140 years. Although Northern Rock was not a … particularly large bank (it was at the time ranked 7th in terms of assets) it was nevertheless a significant retail bank and a … outside the bank as depositors rushed to withdraw their deposits. There was always a fear that this could spark a systemic run …

institutions and instruments to tackle bank distress. Its most notable feature is the proportionality of measures and the …

natural experiment to study the effects of reduced bank capital adequacy on productivity. Affected banks respond not only by …

code could affect bank safety, stability, and capitalization levels.We analyze here how and why the 2017 tax act will … incentivize banks to be better capitalized, albeit modestly so. For those worried about regulatory rollbacks that decrease bank …) can substantially improve bank safety, at a level that may well rival the improvements from post-crisis regulation and (2 …

sovereign default -- a de facto bailout. Consistent with this, the likelihood a defaulting sovereign is granted an IMF loan is …