In episodes of significant banking distress or perceived systemic risk to the financial system, policymakers have often … opted for issuing blanket guarantees on bank liabilities to stop or avoid widespread bank runs. In theory, blanket … guarantees can prevent bank runs if they are credible. However, guarantee could add substantial fiscal costs to bank …

in banking"--World Bank web site … Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …' banking systems allows financially dependent industries to grow faster. These results are robust under a variety of tests. The …

Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …' banking systems allows financially dependent industries to grow faster. These results are robust under a variety of tests. The … in banking …

the authors first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …' banking systems allows financially dependent industries to grow faster. These results are robust under a variety of tests …