Repullo, Rafael; Suárez, Javier - 2008
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capital buffers. We find that the new regulation changes the behavior of these buffers
from countercyclical to …: Banking regulation, Basel II, Business cycles, Capital requirements, Credit
crunch, Loan defaults, Relationship banking … widespread concern about the new risk-sensitive bank capital regulation, known as Basel
II, is that it might amplify business …