Bank capital ratios across countries: Why do they vary?

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 177-201

  Brewer III, Elijah ^a,b   Kaufman, George G ^b,c   Wall, Larry D ^d  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital requirements; Country public and regulatory policies; Large banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949158991     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10693-008-0040-9     Document Type: Article

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