The relationship between banking market competition and risk-taking: Do size and capitalization matter?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3366-3381

  Tabak, Benjamin M ^a,b   Fazio, Dimas M ^c   Cajueiro, Daniel O ^d  

^a BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bank competition; Bank regulation; Emerging markets; Financial stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866848507     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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