A positive analysis of deposit insurance provision: Regulatory competition among European Union Countries

Journal of Financial Stability

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 530-544

  Engineer, Merwan H ^a   Schure, Paul ^a   Gillis, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Commonwealth Bank of Australia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Banking; Deposit insurance; European union; Regulatory competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898043272     PISSN: 15723089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfs.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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