Holdings: Are Banks Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? International Evidence from Equity Prices and CDS Spreads

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Are Banks Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? International Evidence from Equity Prices and CDS Spreads

Deteriorating public finances around the world raise doubts about countries' abilities to bail out their largest banks. For an international sample of banks, this paper investigates the impact of government indebtedness and deficits on bank st...

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Main Authors:	Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli, Huizinga, Harry
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES ASSETS RATIO AVERAGE COSTS BAD CREDIT BAILOUT BALANCE SHEETS BANK ASSET BANK ASSETS BANK BONDS BANK COMPETITION BANK CREDIT BANK CREDITORS BANK DEPOSITS BANK FAILURE BANK FAILURES BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK LIABILITIES BANK LIABILITY BANK MARKET BANK MERGERS BANK PROFITABILITY BANK REGULATION BANK RISK BANK SIZE BANK VALUATION BANKING CORPORATION BANKING CRISES BANKING CRISIS BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS BANKS BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BOND BOND HOLDERS BOND MARKET BOND MARKETS BOND YIELD BONDS BOOK VALUE BORROWING BORROWING CAPACITY BUDGET BALANCE BUDGET BALANCES BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUSINESS CYCLE CAPITAL ASSETS CAPITAL REGULATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITALIZATION CDS CENTRAL BANKS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEBT CHECKS CLAIM COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES CONTINGENT CLAIM CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CORPORATE YIELD CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS CREDIT DERIVATIVES CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CREDIT LOSSES CREDIT QUALITY CREDIT RATING CURRENCY DEBENTURE DEBENTURE HOLDERS DEBENTURES DEBT DEBT ISSUES DEBT RATIO DEFAULT RISK DEFICITS DEPENDENT DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INSTITUTION DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEME DEPOSIT LIABILITIES DISTRESSED BANKS DIVIDEND DOMESTIC BANK DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES EARNING ASSETS EARNINGS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC RENTS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK EXPECTED RETURNS EXPLICIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SAFETY FINANCIAL SAFETY NETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STUDIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL AUTHORITIES FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL BALANCES FISCAL DEFICITS FOREIGN BANK FUTURE FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEFICITS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCES GOVERNMENT INDEBTEDNESS GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH DEBT HOLDINGS IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES IMPLICIT SUBSIDY INDEBTED INDEBTED COUNTRIES INDIVIDUAL BANK INDIVIDUAL BANKS INFORMATION ON CREDIT INSIDER TRADING INSOLVENCY INSURED DEPOSITS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKS INVESTMENT BANKS LARGE BANK LARGE BANKS LEADING INDICATORS LEVERAGE LIABILITY LIQUIDITY LOSSES ON BANK LOSSES ON BANKS MARKET DISCIPLINE MARKET PRICES MARKET VALUE MATURITY MERGER MONETARY POLICY MORAL HAZARD MORTGAGE MORTGAGE LOANS NATIONAL ECONOMIES NATIONAL ECONOMY NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NUMBER OF BANKS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS PRICE DISCOVERY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC BUDGET PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC DEBTS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUT OPTION REGULATORY FORBEARANCE REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS REORGANIZATION RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RETURNS RISK DIVERSIFICATION RISK EXPOSURE RISK PROFILE SAFETY NET SECURITIES SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER VALUE SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BANK SMALL BANKS SOLVENCY STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY STOCK MARKETS STOCK PRICES STOCK RETURN STOCK RETURNS SUBORDINATED DEBT SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY SWAP MARKET SYSTEMIC BANKING CRISES TAKEOVER TAX TAXATION TRADING UNION VALUATION WEALTH WEALTH EFFECT WEALTH EFFECTS WINDING-UP YIELD SPREADS
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