interconnectedness on the banks' failure probability can be alleviated if bank capital regulation is properly designed. This paper … supports the conclusion in Allen and Gale (2000) that a complete financial system in which each bank is connected to all the …

This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data … on 37 countries from 1996-2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market (1) during the financial … insurance; and (4) in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy …

​Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of structural models and bank … fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models (leverage, volatility …, and risk-free rate) are significantly associated with bank CDS spreads. Second, some CAMELS indicators, including asset …

Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of structural models and bank … fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models (leverage, volatility …, and risk-free rate) are significantly associated with bank CDS spreads. Second, some CAMELS indicators, including asset …

This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data … on 37 countries from 1996–2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market during the financial …; and in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy …

-wide institutional quality (corruption) on various bank activities: (i) the ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans; (ii) the capital … quality can increase the risk of bank defaults when bank managers in corrupt nations view the probability of apprehension as … interest rate spreads. While membership in the European Union has a stabilizing effect, however, the central-bank autonomy does …

-wide institutional quality (corruption) on various bank activities: (i) the ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans; (ii) the capital …