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Banks’ buffer capital: How important is risk? [PDF]

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Most banks hold a capital to asset ratio well above the required minimum defined by the present capital adequacy regulation (Basel I). Using bank-level panel data from Norway, important hypotheses concerning the determination of the buffer capital are ...
Kjersti-Gro Lindquist
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A Critique on the Proposed Use of External Sovereign Credit Ratings in Basel II [PDF]

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This paper deals with the proposed use of sovereign credit ratings in the "Basel Accord on Capital Adequacy" (Basel II) and considers its potential effect on emerging markets financ-ing.
Roman Kraeussl
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Perverse effects of a ratings-related capital adequacy system [PDF]

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It has recently been proposed that banks be allowed to hold less capital against loans to borrowers who have received a favorable rating by an approved rating agency.
Honohan, Patrick
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A Unified Approach to Credit Crunches, Financial Instability, and Banking Crises [PDF]

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We link banking and asset prices in a simple monetary macroeconomic model. Our main innovation is to consider how wide-spread default affects the banking system.
Goetz von Peter
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