Bank capital and risk-taking
the impact of capital regulation, charter value, and business cycle
- ISBN: 9783540485445
- Editorial: Springer International Publishing AG
- Fecha de la edición: 2007
- Lugar de la edición: New York. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Colección: Kieler studeien
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 145
- Idiomas: Inglés
The year-long consultations on Basel II mirror the international popularity of capital requirements as a regulatory instrument. Yet, the impact of capital requirements on banks' behavior is not fully understood. The aim of this study is to contribute to this understanding by answering the following questions: How do banks adjust capital and risk after an increase in capital requirements? How do banks adjust their regulatory capital buffer over the business cycle? And, what is the impact of banks' charter value on the regulatory capital buffer?