Bank Capital and Uncertainty /

An important role for bank capital is that of a buffer against unexpected losses. As uncertainty about these losses increases, the theory predicts an increase in the optimal level of bank capital. This paper investigates this implication empirically with U.S. Commercial Banks data and finds statisti...

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Главный автор: Valencia, Fabian
Формат: Журнал
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Серии:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/208
Online-ссылка:Full text available on IMF