Banking on Stability: The Political Economy of New Capital Requirements in the European Union

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-346

  Howarth, David ^a   Quaglia, Lucia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking regulation; Basel III; capital requirements; European Union

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876322515     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2013.774780     Document Type: Article

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