This paper aims to analyze the cost efficiency of Belgian banks for the period 1992-2000. Efficiency is measured with stochastic frontier approach. Our results are: (a) Efficiency level of Belgian banks is about 72%, meaning the existence of strong potential gains in cost efficiency for Belgian...

This paper examines how the introduction of deposit insurance influences the relationship between bank capital and liquidity creation. As discussed by Berger and Bouwman (2009), there are two competing hypotheses on this relationship which can be influenced by the presence of deposit insurance....