Since the global financial crisis and the related restructuring of banking systems, bank concentration is on the rise … in many countries. Consequently, bank size and its role for macroeconomic volatility (or: stability) is the subject of … intense debate. This paper analyzes the effects of financial regulations on the link between bank size, as measured by the …

regulatory shock on bank systematic risk exposure. I find that after the regulation, banks' exposure to off-balance sheet assets …

We estimate a structural model of bank portfolio lending and find that the typical U.S. community bank reduced its … effects (consistent with a reduction in the liquidity of assets held on bank balance sheets) and by reduced loan supply …

the UK structural reform showing that higher bank capital requirements alone may not offet conglomerate banks' risk …

The paper examines how loan portfolio diversification drives bank returns, mainly focusing on the conditioning roles of … increased sectoral loan portfolio diversification reduces bank returns, but not all banks are equally affected. Banks that … adopted a business model towards non-interest activities are hurt less from loan portfolio diversification, and bank market …

major consequences of the bank failure events are reflected in the level of risk and in modest changes in wealth. There is … some indication that investors differentiate which bank type has more exposure, which consequently increases the risk of … regulators should more closely monitor bank holding companies based on size and charter type particularly during financial …

ownership in the bank, as evidence of a government pressure channel. The home bias is positively valued by the stock market, as … operative. The European Central Bank's large injections of liquidity in December 2011 and February 2012 reduced the marginal …