Using international listed banks from the United States, Europe, Japan and China from 2004 to 2014, we analyse the effect on bank risk of some of the most relevant new elements of the prudential regulatory framework proposed in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis. We measure risk by a market...

In tribute to the lifetime achievements of Dr. Thomas S. Ulen, this Article addresses the topic of the future of law and finance within the broader context of the future of law and economics. After highlighting some of the differences between the U.S. and European approaches to law and finance,...

In this paper, I first quickly recount the causes and consequences of the global financial crisis (GFC). Of course, the triggering event was the unfolding of the subprime crisis; however, I argue that the financial system was already so fragile that just about anything could have caused the...

We explore the effects of ownership concentration on the risk-taking behavior of banks. Our analysis focuses on East Asian countries because these nations have successfully implemented the Basel standards and demonstrate a high degree of regulatory convergence. For the period from 2005 to 2009,...

This doctoral thesis explores the impact of socioeconomic behaviour and foreign policy changes by international law on economic growth factors. The study investigates the ways in which changes in socioeconomic behaviour and foreign policy can affect economic growth, and the role that...

The objective of this study is to enhance the understanding of inflation targeting tools, which can aid in the development of effective inflation targeting policies in the context of global trends exposure. The current paradigm of sustainable economic development is being challenged by the...

Dividend payouts affect the relative value of claims within a firm. When firms have contingent claims on each other, as in the banking sector, dividend payouts can shift the relative value of stakeholders' claims across firms. Through this channel, one bank's capital policy affects the equity...

This paper documents how traditional and shadow banks interacted with one another during the 2007 financial crisis, when both assets and liabilities flew from shadow to traditional banks. To rationalize their behavior, we propose a simple model which demonstrates the symbiotic coexistence and...