bank regulation, which will affect competition and stability in the long term, outside the period that may be observed … the ownership structure of Mexico's banks. For instance, while in 1991 only one percent of bank assets in Mexico were … foreign owned, today they control 74 percent of assets. In no other country in the world has the penetration of foreign banks …

This paper sets forth a discussion framework for the information requirements of systemic financial regulation. It …

effects of bank regulation and the impact of deregulation. We find that where entry was more restricted the cost of credit was …We use exogenous variation in the degree of restrictions to bank competition across Italian provinces to study both the … increase in bad loans. In provinces where restrictions to bank competition were most severe, the proportion of bad loans after …

may threaten financial stability by increasing bank failures and by increasing the incentives for banks to take on more … financial stability and strengthen the banking system is to adopt a system of structured bank capital requirements with early …

Domestic prudential regulation can have unintended effects across borders and may be less effective in an environment … regulation reduces lending by large U.S. global banks to foreign residents …