This paper evaluates the impact of information technology (IT) on the operations of banks and the structure of the banking industry, including implications for stability. On the one hand, banks can focus on relationship banking and use IT developments to tailor services to individual needs and...

This article empirically evaluates the impact of corruption on the level of non-performing loans (NPLs) using the international bank-level data, spanning over the period 2000-2016, and across 195 countries. We find a positive and statistically significant relationship between corruption and...

This paper investigates systemic risk of bank holding companies (BHCs) following the enactment of mandatory clearing of derivatives by the Dodd–Frank Act. We find that BHCs that were bigger users of derivatives experienced a larger drop in systemic risk after mandatory clearing, all else being...

Behavioral finance studies reveal that investor sentiment affects investment decisions and may therefore affect stock pricing. This paper examines whether the geographic proximity of information disseminated by the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak events combined with intense media coverage affected...

This article investigates the nexus of competition and stability in European banking. It analyzes the European legal framework for competition policy in banking and several cases that pertain to anti-cartel policy, merger policy, and state-aid control. It discusses whether and how competition...

This article empirically analyzes the competitive landscape within the clearing and settlement industry. Using panel data for forty-six clearing and settlement institutions from twenty-three countries, we confirm that competition between clearing and settlement institutions is limited. We show...

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

This article analyzes bank bankruptcy regimes across 142 countries. By employing factor analysis, we identify five main dimensions of bank bankruptcy frameworks: (1) Difficulty of forbearance & ease of court appeal, (2) Availability of supervisory tools, (3) Court involvement, (4) Supervisory...

This article analyzes bank bankruptcy regimes across 142 countries. By employing factor analysis, we identify five main dimensions of bank bankruptcy frameworks: (1) Difficulty of forbearance & ease of court appeal, (2) Availability of supervisory tools, (3) Court involvement, (4) Supervisory...

This paper identifies the main dimensions of capital regulation. We use survey data from 142 countries from the World Bank's (2013) database covering various aspects of bank regulation. Using multiple explorative factor analysis, we identify two main dimensions of capital regulation: complexity...