scholarly journals Bank Capital Redux: Solvency, Liquidity, and Crisis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Òscar Jordà ◽  
Björn Richter ◽  
Moritz Schularick ◽  
Alan M Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract What is the relationship between bank capital, the risk of a financial crisis, and its severity? This article introduces the first comprehensive analysis of the long-run evolution of the capital structure of modern banking using newly constructed data for banks’ balance sheets in 17 countries since 1870. In addition to establishing stylized facts on the changing funding mix of banks, we study the nexus between capital structure and financial instability. We find no association between higher capital and lower risk of banking crisis. However, economies with better capitalized banking systems recover faster from financial crises as credit begins to flow back more readily.

scholarly journals Institutional quality and the capital structure of microfinance institutions: the moderating role of board gender diversity

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Michael Adusei ◽  
Beatrice Sarpong-Danquah
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Board Gender Diversity ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract We test the effect of institutional quality on capital structure in the microfinance setting. In doing this, we rely on data from 532 microfinance institutions (MFIs) located in 73 countries dotted across the six microfinance regions in the world. We observe that institutional quality exhibits a robust negative and statistically significant relationship with capital structure in both the short and long run, implying that MFIs in countries with a better institutional environment are less likely to utilize more debt. Our moderation analysis furnishes us with evidence that the presence of women on the board of an MFI significantly moderates the relationship between institutional quality and its capital structure. We show that in the presence of more female representation on the boards of MFIs, the tendency of MFIs using less debt is higher.

scholarly journals Capital structure and profitability: An empirical study of South African banks

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kudzai Raymond Marandu ◽  
Athenia Bongani Sibindi
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
South African ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
The Relationship

The bank capital structure debacle in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 financial crises continues to preoccupy the minds of regulators and scholars alike. In this paper we investigate the relationship between capital structure and profitability within the context of an emerging market of South Africa. We conduct multiple linear regressions on time series data of big South African banks for the period 2002 to 2013. We establish a strong relationship between the ROA (profitability measure) and the bank specific determinants of capital structure, namely capital adequacy, size, deposits and credit risk. The relationship exhibits sensitivity to macro-economic shocks (such as recessions), in the case of credit risk and capital but is persistent for the other determinants of capital structure.

Minsky’s financial instability hypothesis, accounting information and the 2007–9 financial crisis in the UK and US

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Change Perceptions ◽  
Boom And Bust ◽  
The Uk

This paper examines the financial crisis of 2007–9 in the UK and US in terms of the financial instability hypothesis (FIH), a theory of boom, bust and financial crises. It is shown that in a similar way to the crises of 1866 and 1987 (Barnes, 2007) the FIH provides an important depiction of the 2007–9 crisis and how it came about. However, it does not recognize: (1) the role of accounting information and how it may contribute to boom and bust and be used to change perceptions and mislead; and (2) the likelihood of fraud and financial swindles, all features of the 2007–9 crisis.

scholarly journals The relationship between financial crisis and earnings management: Some evidence from the Italian context

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Grimaldi
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Macroeconomic Conditions ◽  
Investigation Period ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between the financial crisis and earnings management. Despite the wealth of research examining earnings management, we still have much to learn about the effects of macroeconomic factors on accounting discretional decisions; the recent financial crises may be one of such factors. Particularly, this study aims at investigating whether, in the Italian context, the precarious macroeconomic conditions and the consequent difficulties suffered by listed companies have constituted an incentive to implement earnings management or not. The research is based on a sample of 89 non-financial listed Italian companies and an investigation period (2005-2016) split out into three different sub-periods: a pre-crisis period (2005-2008), a crisis period (2009-2012) and a post-crisis period (2013-2016). The research is conducted using the Beneish Model, due to its capability to identify, although on the basis of likelihood, companies that potentially adopt earnings management. The results of this study suggest an overall low presence of companies at risk of manipulation throughout the period under investigation; however, the most consistent number of such companies is recorded during the pre-crisis period.

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS RESEARCH

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
CHIEN-LUNG HSU ◽  
CHUN-HAO CHIANG
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Market Risk ◽  
Prudential Supervision ◽  
Occurrence Data ◽  
Lehman Brothers ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
The Relationship

The global financial crisis that followed Lehman Brothers’ declaration of bankruptcy in September 2008 critically highlighted the significance of research on systemic risk and macro-prudential supervision. Accordingly, this paper mainly analyzed the relationship between financial crises and the article output in financial crisis research through the application of bibliometrics. The occurrence of a financial crisis leads to changes in the output of articles on crisis and risks. Hence, we focused on bibliographic coupling (e.g., co-authorship, co-occurrence), data classification by risk type in this study (e.g., market risk, credit risk) and citation analysis (e.g., top 1% cited paper). Meanwhile, the analysis indicated the most relevant disciplines in financial crisis research. For example, the number of top 1% cited articles and citations, MARKET RISK documents and citations published the most papers. In other words, the market risk is valued in the financial risk literature.

THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BANK CAPITAL AND PROFITABILITY

2007 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 0750002 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID E. HUTCHISON ◽  
RAYMOND A. K. COX
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between capital structure and return on equity (ROE) is examined. It is shown that for banks in the US, for the relatively less regulated 1983–1989 period as well as the more highly regulated 1996–2002 period, there is a positive relationship between financial leverage and the ROE. The analysis is extended to determine the relationship between return on assets (ROA) and equity capital. The evidence supports the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between equity capital and ROA.

scholarly journals The Determinants of South African Banks' Capital Buffers

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1(J)) ◽  
pp. 234-244
Author(s):  
Athenia Bongani Sibindi
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
South African ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Fixed Effects Model ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Capital Regulations ◽  
The Relationship

The financing decisions of banks remain an enigma, increasingly attracting the attention of banking regulators and corporate finance scholars alike. The ‘buffer view’ of bank capital is premised on the notion that banks keep capital in excess of the regulatory requirements in line with bank specific factors. This study sought to test the ‘buffer view’ of bank capital. Utilising a sample of 16 South African banks for the period 2006-2015, panel data techniques were employed to estimate a fixed effects model to test the relationship between buffer capital and the firm level determinants of capital structure. It was established that the risk and size variables were negatively related to the buffer capital variable, whilst the dividend variable was positively related. This was consistent with the predictions of the buffer view of capital. The findings lend credence to the ‘buffer view’ school of thought about bank capital. These findings are also inconsistent with bank capital regulations solely determining the capital structures of banks but epitomises some measure of voluntary capital structure decision making by banking firms. 

scholarly journals From Orthodoxy to Heterodoxy: Financial Crisis Literature Compared

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (s1) ◽  
pp. 71-87
Author(s):  
Ignacio Martínez ◽  
Gabriel Mursa
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Financial Instability ◽  
Business Cycle Theory ◽  
Economic Cycle ◽  
Austrian Business Cycle Theory ◽  
Economic Downturns ◽  
Austrian Business Cycle

Abstract In this paper we’ll attempt to explain the connection between interventionism in financial markets, financial crises and economic downturns, as the main cause of the financial crisis mainstream models; As well as the connection between the theories of Austrian and Minsky’s economic cycle as branches of heterodox economic theory. In order to achieve this target, we’ll begin with a brief introduction of mainstream financial crises models in the orthodox economic literature, then we’ll examine the statements of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory and the Financial Instability Hypothesis, and evaluate whether a connection between the two. We conclude that Financial Instability Hypothesis can be studied as a particular case of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory.

scholarly journals Impact of Bank Capital and Monetary policy on Lending Behavior of USA Banking Sector Before and After Global Financial Crises

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-181
Author(s):  
Amna Kausar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Capital Structure ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Lending Behavior ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of bank capital, capital structure and monetary policy on the lending behavior of USA banks before and after global financial crises. For this purpose, sample data is collected from the annual reports of top ten banks of USA from 2001 to 2017. A panel unit root is applied to check the stationarity of variables. In order to explain the impact of bank capital, capital structure and monetary policy on lending behavior of USA banks, fixed effect and random effect model have been used. The sample data has been divided into two sets. First data set is taken from 2001 to 2008 before financial crises. Second data set is taken from 2009 to 2017 after financial crises and all above tests have been applied on these data sets. Furthermore, in order to measure the lending behavior three types of lending have been selected lending to consumers, lending to real estate and lending to commercial & industrial sector of USA banks. In order to get the better picture of lending behavior of USA banks before and after financial crises: paired sample T-test has been applied on the data of lending before and after financial crises. Results of paired sample T-test showed there is significant difference in lending to consumers, lending to commercial & industrial sector and lending to real estate before and after financial crises of USA banks because of the implementation of Basel III. So, we accept the alternative hypothesis for our second research question. Findings suggested that impact of bank capital, capital structure and monetary policy has significant impact on the lending behavior before and after the global financial crises with the positive change of sixteen percent in R-squared value. So, we accept the alternative hypothesis for our first research question. The results of coefficients shows that before financial crises (2001 to 2008) discounted interest rates have more significant impact on the lending made to consumers but after the global financial crises (2009 to 2017) discounted interest rates, capital structure and tier 1 capital ratio have more significant impact on the loan made to consumers. The results of coefficients shows that before the financial crises (2001 to 2008) discounted interest rates have more significant impact on the loan made to commercial and industrial sector but after the global financial crises (2009 to 2017) discounted interest rates, capital structure and tier 1 capital ratio have more significant impact on the loan made to commercial and industrial sector. The results of coefficients shows that before financial crises (2001 to 2008) discounted interest rates have more significant impact on the loan made to real estate but after the global financial crises (2009 to 2017) discounted interest rates and capital structure have more significant impact on the loan made to real estate. Findings of our study are aligned with Swamy (2015), who investigated the impact of bank capital on lending spreads and found that increase in capital ratio of banks would also increase their lending spreads. Our results are also matched with the findings of (Kosak et al., 2015), those concluded that capital structure significantly affect the loan growth of banks. Our results are also aligned with Chami & Cosimano (2010), they found that change in monetary policy due to Basel Accord would lead to a change in bank capital and bank loans.

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