Arguing that a relatively high cost of deposit insurance indicates that a bank takes excessive risks, this article estimates the cost of deposit insurance for a large sample of banks in 14 economies to assess the relationship between the risk-taking behavior of banks and their corporate governance structure. The results suggest that banks with concentrated ownership tend to take the greatest risks, and those with dispersed ownership engage in a relatively...
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2002/01/01
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2013/05/21
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Bank risk and deposit insurance
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cost of deposit insurance
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Laeven,Luc A..
Bank risk and deposit insurance (English). Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/750461468326138447