In the current paper we examine the two major hypotheses related with depositor discipline. The first hypothesis is called ‘the interest rest channel'-hypothesis. The second one is called ‘the deposit growth rate channel'- hypothesis. According to the first hypothesis, if depositor...

In this dissertation we investigate different aspects of capital regulations and theirimpact on the behavior of commercial banks. In chapter two, we foucs on the impact ofcapital regulations on risk-taking of commercial banks in developed and developoingcountries separately and togahter. We find...

In this dissertation we investigate different aspects of capital regulations and their impact on the behavior of commercial banks. In chapter two, we foucs on the impact of capital regulations on risk-taking of commercial banks in developed and developoing countries separately and togahter. We...

The findings from the VECM for BBS data reveal that there is a positive and significant relationship between FD and GDPGR, supporting the Keynesian theory, while findings from the VECM for World Bank data indicate that the impact of Fiscal Deficit (FD) on GDPGR is mild but negative and...

This study looks at some non-conventional determinants of economic growth, with the help of the newly developed economic freedom index datasets of the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal(HF/WSJ), which is a cumulative index derived from several sub-indices (trade freedom index, financial...

The study reveals that there is a relationship between foreign direct investments, trade, and growth rate of per capita GDP for Bangladesh with the help of annual time series data for 1973 to 2014. The Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) analysis shows that there is a long-term relationship...

In the present paper we use the daily high and low prices of stocks to compute Corwin's estimator of the bid-ask spread (in this case high-low spread also) for stocks traded in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). DSE is the primary stock exchange in Bangladesh. We use data for March 28th, 2010 to...

This paper uses the Panzar-Rosse (PR) methodology to measure bank competition in the European Union banking sector and in some developed and developing countries. We apply the method for the time period 2000 to 2008. Our findings indicate that monopolistic competition existed in most of the...

In this paper, we have attempted to conduct a mean-test to determine if the Basel I Accord had any significant effect on bank activities. The mean-test indicates that it had significant impact on bank activities. We find that the Accord was successful in raising the capital ratios and equity of...