Bank capital ratios in the 1990s: cross-country evidence

This study aims at assessing empirically the determinants of changes in risk-weighted bank capital ratios in the 1990s in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. Both bank-specific characteristics, factors at the banking industry level and the degree of undercapitalization are f...

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Main Authors: Gabe J. De Bondt, Henriette M. Prast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-05-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10343