Why 'Basel II' may need a leverage ratio restriction

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1699-1707

  Blum, Jürg M ^a  

^a SWISS NATIONAL BANK   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Banks; Basel II; Capital requirements; Leverage ratio restriction

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749093010     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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