This paper empirically examines the determinants of sovereign credit ratings using panel data of a sample of 86 countries for 1993-2013. It further investigates whether the countries' average credit rating differs for crisis and non-crisis periods, as well as for the different regions where the...

This paper empirically examines how banks' dividend policy, the institutional environment, and banking regulation affects banks' profitability using panel data of a sample of 567 banks, mainly from Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, for 2004–2015. It further...

This paper empirically examines the determinants of sovereign credit ratings using panel data on a sample of 86 countries for 1993–2013. It further investigates whether the countries' average credit rating differs by region and for crisis and noncrisis periods, and how the bursting of the...

This paper investigates whether regulatory capital requirements play an important role in determining banks' equity capital. We estimate equity capital regressions using panel data of a sample of 560 banks for 2004-2010. Our results suggest that regulatory capital requirements are not first...

This paper investigates whether regulatory capital requirements play an important role in determining banks' equity capital. We estimate equity capital regressions using panel data of a sample of 560 banks for 2004-2010. Our results suggest that regulatory capital requirements are not first...