Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis

Using a multi-country panel of banks, the authors study whether better capitalized banks fared better in terms of stock returns during the financial crisis. They differentiate among various types of capital ratios: the Basel risk-adjusted ratio; th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Detragiache, Enrica, Merrouche, Ouarda
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CDS
GDP
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101110113157
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3955