Bank Risk-Taking and Competition Revisited : New Theory and New Evidence /

This paper studies two new models in which banks face a non-trivial asset allocation decision. The first model (CVH) predicts a negative relationship between banks' risk of failure and concentration, indicating a trade-off between competition and stability. The second model (BDN) predicts a pos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Nicolo, Gianni
Other Authors: Boyd, John, Jalal, Abu M.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/297
Online Access:Full text available on IMF