Bank Size and Systemic Risk /

The proposed SDN documents the evolution of bank size and activities over the past 20 years. It discusses whether this evolution can be explained by economies of scale or 'too big to fail' subsidies. The paper then presents evidence on the extent to which bank size and market-based activit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laeven, Luc
Other Authors: Ratnovski, Lev, Tong, Hui
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:Staff Discussion Notes; Staff Discussion Notes ; No. 2014/004
Online Access:Full text available on IMF