Bank resilience to systemic shocks and the stability of banking systems: Small is beautiful

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1745-1776

  Vallascas, Francesco ^a   Keasey, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking risk; European banking; Macroprudential regulation; Microprudential regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862021803     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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