Does model-based bank regulation constrain lending when it matters the most? Using an extensive loan-level supervisory dataset on credit exposures of Euro Area banks, we document that during the Covid-19 pandemic, banks using their own (internal-rating based or IRB) models to measure credit...

We examine whether rating shopping and rating catering behaviours, two sources of credit rating inflation, are still prevalent in the post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) period after the introduction of new regulations regarding Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) in the European securitisation market....

When the Covid-19 crisis struck, banks using internal-rating based (IRB) models quickly recognized the increase in risk and reduced lending more than banks using a standardized approach. This effect is not driven by borrowers' quality or by banks in countries with credit booms before the...

In a financial revolution, new determinants of performance arise and interest in the way performance is measured and communicated to stakeholders grows. This book presents a wide and accurate analysis of the impact that regulation, structural changes and new financial products have on the...

When the Covid-19 crisis struck, banks using internal-rating based (IRB) models quickly recognized the increase in risk and reduced lending more than banks using a standardized approach. This effect is not driven by borrowers' quality or by banks in countries with credit booms before the...

When the Covid-19 crisis struck, banks using internal-rating based (IRB) models quickly recognized the increase in risk and reduced lending more than banks using a standardized approach. This effect is not driven by borrowers’ quality or by banks in countries with credit booms before the...

When the COVID-19 crisis struck, banks using internal-rating based (IRB) models quickly recognized the increase in risk and reduced lending more than banks using a standardized approach. This effect is not driven by borrowers’ quality or by banks in countries with credit booms before the...

Purpose –This paper develops the approach suggested by Howe et al. to examine the impact of cross-listings on stock price volatility in Europe. Design/methodology/approach - A modified generalized autoregressive conditional hetero-skedasticity (GARCH) modeling approach as suggested by Li and...