Public Disclosure and Bank Failures /

This paper examines how public disclosure of banks' risk exposure affects banks' risk-taking incentives and assesses how the presence of informed depositors influences the soundness of the banking system. It finds that, when banks have complete control over the volatility of their loan por...

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Hoofdauteur: Levy Yeyati, Eduardo
Andere auteurs: Cordella, Tito
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/096
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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