The Corporate Governance of Banks: A Concise Discussion of Concepts and Evidence

The author examines the corporate governance of banks. When banks efficiently mobilize and allocate funds, this lowers the cost of capital to firms, boosts capital formation, and stimulates productivity growth. So, weak governance of banks reverber...

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Main Author:	Levine, Ross
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ASSET PRICES AUDITING BANK ASSETS BANK CAPITAL BANK CREDIT BANK FAILURES BANK HOLDING COMPANIES BANK LIABILITIES BANK REGULATION BANK REGULATORY AGENCIES BANK SUPERVISION BANKING CRISES BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCY BANKS BOARDS OF DIRECTORS BONDS BORROWING CAPITAL ALLOCATION CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STANDARDS CAPITAL STRUCTURE CENTRAL BANKS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMON STOCK COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTED LENDING CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE CONTROL CORPORATE FINANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE OWNERSHIP CORRUPTION COST OF CAPITAL DEBT DEMAND DEPOSITS DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITORS DISCLOSURE LAWS DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EQUITY MARKETS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL ECONOMICS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOREIGN BANKS GOVERNMENT BANKS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GUIDELINES INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES INSIDER LENDING INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATES INVESTOR PROTECTION INVISIBLE HAND LAWS LEGAL SYSTEMS LENDERS OF LAST RESORT LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY MARKET DISCIPLINE MATURITIES MEDIA MERGERS PENALTIES POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL SYSTEMS POLITICIANS POOLS PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASES REAL ESTATE RISK TAKING SAVINGS SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKETS SHAREHOLDERS STATE BANKS STATE OWNED BANKS STATE OWNERSHIP SUBORDINATED DEBT TRANSACTION COSTS WARRANTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5168087/corporate-governance-banks-concise-discussion-concepts-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14239

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The Corporate Governance of Banks: A Concise Discussion of Concepts and Evidence

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