How should loan contracts to finance projects in countries with high political risk be designed? We develop a double moral hazard model in which the bank's incentive to mitigate political risk is highest with a non-recourse project finance loan, while for the firm's incentive to manage...

This study investigates the state, development and drivers of banking market integration in the member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of national retail interest rates indicates increasing integration in loan and deposit...

Nicht zuletzt der Mangel an wirksamer Offenlegung von Informationen und irreführende Werbung auf Seiten der Anbieter sowie mangelndes Verständnis bezüglich Finanzprodukten auf Seiten der Konsumenten trugen dazu bei, dass der Markt für Subprime-Hypotheken in den USA zusammenbrach. Eine...

Asymmetrische Anpassung von Geschäftsbankenzinsen im Eurogebiet: Eine empirische Analyse des Zins-Pass-Through Unsere Studie erweitert die traditionelle Literatur des Zins-Pass-Through durch die Berücksichtigung von Kointegrationsbeziehungen und der korrespondierenden...

The surge in cross-border banking prior to the 2007 / 08 global financial crisis took place not only in the interbank market but also in the retail market, e.g. between banks and their private customers abroad. Cross-border retail activities of banks now account for a substantial share of total...

This report surveys recent empirical research on the state and development of retail banking integration in Europe. It finds a broad consensus that retail banking integration is still limited, although integration seems to have gained momentum more recently. At the same time, the survey finds...

This report surveys recent empirical research on the state and development of retail banking integration in Europe. It finds a broad consensus that retail banking integration is still limited, although integration seems to have gained momentum more recently. At the same time, the survey finds...