on foreign claims took place. For the largest 67 German banking groups, we find that both their characteristics and … behavior in the pre-crisis episode had repercussions for the crisis period. Above all, prior non-traditional banking activities …

-sectional predictions. -- Cross-border banking ; international capital flows ; trade in banking services …Banking across borders has risen substantially over the past two decades. Yet there is significant heterogeneity in the … variation from an international trade theory perspective. In the model, banking across borders arises from differences in factor …

emerging Europe, we show that when local respondent banks lose access to correspondent banking services, their corporate …We exploit proprietary information on severed correspondent banking relationships (due to the stricter enforcement of …

emerging Europe, we show that when local respondent banks lose access to correspondent banking services, their corporate …We exploit proprietary information on severed correspondent banking relationships - due to the stricter enforcement of …