Banking risks around the World : the implicit safety net subsidy approach

The author calculates gross safety net subsidies for a large sample of banks in 12 countries, to assess the relationship between the risk-taking behavior of banks, and certain ban characteristics. He finds that gross safety net subsidies are higher for banks that have concentrated ownership, that ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laeven, Luc
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2000
Series:Policy research working paper no. 2473
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