Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis

Using a multi-country panel of banks, the authors study whether better capitalized banks fared better in terms of stock returns during the financial crisis. They differentiate among various types of capital ratios: the Basel risk-adjusted ratio; th...

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Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Detragiache, Enrica, Merrouche, Ouarda
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CDS
GDP
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spelling okr-10986-39552021-04-23T14:02:14Z Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis Demirguc-Kunt, Asli Detragiache, Enrica Merrouche, Ouarda ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS ARBITRAGE ASSET CLASSES ASSET PRICING ASSET QUALITY ASSET RATIO BACKED SECURITIES BAILOUT BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BALANCE-SHEET BANK ASSET BANK ASSETS BANK BALANCE SHEET BANK CAPITAL BANK CAPITALIZATION BANK CREDITORS BANK EQUITY BANK FAILURES BANK LIQUIDITY BANK LOANS BANK POLICY BANK PORTFOLIOS BANK REGULATION BANK SUPERVISION BANKING CRISES BANKING SECTOR BANKING STABILITY BANKING SUPERVISION BANKRUPTCY BANKS BASIS POINTS BENCHMARK BOND SPREAD BOND YIELDS BONDS BOOK VALUE CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ASSET CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL INJECTION CAPITAL REGULATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITAL STANDARDS CAPITALS CDS CENTRAL BANKS CORPORATE BOND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS CREDIT SPREAD CREDITORS CRISIS COUNTRY DEBT DEFAULT PROBABILITY DEFAULT RISK DEMAND DEPOSITS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSITS DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMIC CRISIS EQUALITY EQUITY MARKET EQUITY RATIO EQUITY VALUE EQUITY VALUES EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK FINANCE MINISTRIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INNOVATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL POLICIES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL STRESS FINANCIAL STUDIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FREE ASSET FUTURE CASH FLOWS GDP GLOBAL BANKING GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT BOND YIELD GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROUP OF BANKS HOLDING HOLDINGS INSTRUMENT INTANGIBLE INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS LIMITED LIABILITY LIQUID ASSETS LIQUIDITY RATIO LOAN LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LOAN PORTFOLIO MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MARKET DATA MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET RETURN MARKET VALUE MATURITY MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS MONETARY FUND MORAL HAZARD MORTGAGE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES NEGATIVE SHOCK OFF BALANCE SHEET OPERATING INCOME POLICY RESPONSE POLICY RESPONSES PORTFOLIO RISK PRICE VOLATILITY PRICING MODELS PROFITABILITY PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS PUBLIC FUNDS RECAPITALIZATION RECESSION REGULATORY APPROACHES REGULATORY STANDARDS RESERVES RETAINED EARNINGS RISK EXPOSURE RISK TAKING RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS RISKY LOAN SAVINGS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BANKS STANDARD ASSET STOCK MARKET STOCK PRICES STOCK RETURN STOCK RETURNS SUBORDINATED DEBT TIER 1 CAPITAL TIER 2 CAPITAL TRADING TRANCHE TRANSPARENCY TREASURY VALUATION WHOLESALE FUNDING Using a multi-country panel of banks, the authors study whether better capitalized banks fared better in terms of stock returns during the financial crisis. They differentiate among various types of capital ratios: the Basel risk-adjusted ratio; the leverage ratio; the Tier I and Tier II ratios; and the common equity ratio. They find several results: (i) before the crisis, differences in capital did not affect subsequent stock returns; (ii) during the crisis, higher capital resulted in better stock performance, most markedly for larger banks and less well-capitalized banks; (iii) the relationship between stock returns and capital is stronger when capital is measured by the leverage ratio rather than the risk-adjusted capital ratio; (iv) there is evidence that higher quality forms of capital, such as Tier 1 capital, were more relevant. They also examine the relationship between bank capitalization and credit default swap (CDS) spreads. 2012-03-19T18:42:47Z 2012-03-19T18:42:47Z 2010-11-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101110113157 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3955 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5473 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS
ARBITRAGE
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET PRICING
ASSET QUALITY
ASSET RATIO
BACKED SECURITIES
BAILOUT
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BALANCE-SHEET
BANK ASSET
BANK ASSETS
BANK BALANCE SHEET
BANK CAPITAL
BANK CAPITALIZATION
BANK CREDITORS
BANK EQUITY
BANK FAILURES
BANK LIQUIDITY
BANK LOANS
BANK POLICY
BANK PORTFOLIOS
BANK REGULATION
BANK SUPERVISION
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING STABILITY
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BASIS POINTS
BENCHMARK
BOND SPREAD
BOND YIELDS
BONDS
BOOK VALUE
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ASSET
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL INJECTION
CAPITAL REGULATION
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL STANDARDS
CAPITALS
CDS
CENTRAL BANKS
CORPORATE BOND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT SPREAD
CREDITORS
CRISIS COUNTRY
DEBT
DEFAULT PROBABILITY
DEFAULT RISK
DEMAND DEPOSITS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITS
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EQUALITY
EQUITY MARKET
EQUITY RATIO
EQUITY VALUE
EQUITY VALUES
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
FINANCE MINISTRIES
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL POLICIES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STRESS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FREE ASSET
FUTURE CASH FLOWS
GDP
GLOBAL BANKING
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BOND YIELD
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
GROUP OF BANKS
HOLDING
HOLDINGS
INSTRUMENT
INTANGIBLE
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUIDITY RATIO
LOAN
LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MARKET DATA
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET RETURN
MARKET VALUE
MATURITY
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OFF BALANCE SHEET
OPERATING INCOME
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
PORTFOLIO RISK
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICING MODELS
PROFITABILITY
PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS
PUBLIC FUNDS
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGULATORY APPROACHES
REGULATORY STANDARDS
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RISK EXPOSURE
RISK TAKING
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
RISKY LOAN
SAVINGS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL BANKS
STANDARD ASSET
STOCK MARKET
STOCK PRICES
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
SUBORDINATED DEBT
TIER 1 CAPITAL
TIER 2 CAPITAL
TRADING
TRANCHE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
VALUATION
WHOLESALE FUNDING
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS
ARBITRAGE
ASSET CLASSES
ASSET PRICING
ASSET QUALITY
ASSET RATIO
BACKED SECURITIES
BAILOUT
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BALANCE-SHEET
BANK ASSET
BANK ASSETS
BANK BALANCE SHEET
BANK CAPITAL
BANK CAPITALIZATION
BANK CREDITORS
BANK EQUITY
BANK FAILURES
BANK LIQUIDITY
BANK LOANS
BANK POLICY
BANK PORTFOLIOS
BANK REGULATION
BANK SUPERVISION
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING STABILITY
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BASIS POINTS
BENCHMARK
BOND SPREAD
BOND YIELDS
BONDS
BOOK VALUE
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ASSET
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL INJECTION
CAPITAL REGULATION
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL STANDARDS
CAPITALS
CDS
CENTRAL BANKS
CORPORATE BOND
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT SPREAD
CREDITORS
CRISIS COUNTRY
DEBT
DEFAULT PROBABILITY
DEFAULT RISK
DEMAND DEPOSITS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITS
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EQUALITY
EQUITY MARKET
EQUITY RATIO
EQUITY VALUE
EQUITY VALUES
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
FINANCE MINISTRIES
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL POLICIES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL STRESS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FREE ASSET
FUTURE CASH FLOWS
GDP
GLOBAL BANKING
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT BOND YIELD
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
GROUP OF BANKS
HOLDING
HOLDINGS
INSTRUMENT
INTANGIBLE
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUIDITY RATIO
LOAN
LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
MARKET DATA
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET RETURN
MARKET VALUE
MATURITY
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
NEGATIVE SHOCK
OFF BALANCE SHEET
OPERATING INCOME
POLICY RESPONSE
POLICY RESPONSES
PORTFOLIO RISK
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICING MODELS
PROFITABILITY
PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS
PUBLIC FUNDS
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGULATORY APPROACHES
REGULATORY STANDARDS
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RISK EXPOSURE
RISK TAKING
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
RISKY LOAN
SAVINGS
SHAREHOLDER
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL BANKS
STANDARD ASSET
STOCK MARKET
STOCK PRICES
STOCK RETURN
STOCK RETURNS
SUBORDINATED DEBT
TIER 1 CAPITAL
TIER 2 CAPITAL
TRADING
TRANCHE
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
VALUATION
WHOLESALE FUNDING
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Detragiache, Enrica
Merrouche, Ouarda
Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis
geographic_facet The World Region
The World Region
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5473
description Using a multi-country panel of banks, the authors study whether better capitalized banks fared better in terms of stock returns during the financial crisis. They differentiate among various types of capital ratios: the Basel risk-adjusted ratio; the leverage ratio; the Tier I and Tier II ratios; and the common equity ratio. They find several results: (i) before the crisis, differences in capital did not affect subsequent stock returns; (ii) during the crisis, higher capital resulted in better stock performance, most markedly for larger banks and less well-capitalized banks; (iii) the relationship between stock returns and capital is stronger when capital is measured by the leverage ratio rather than the risk-adjusted capital ratio; (iv) there is evidence that higher quality forms of capital, such as Tier 1 capital, were more relevant. They also examine the relationship between bank capitalization and credit default swap (CDS) spreads.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Detragiache, Enrica
Merrouche, Ouarda
author_facet Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Detragiache, Enrica
Merrouche, Ouarda
author_sort Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
title Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis
title_short Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis
title_full Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis
title_fullStr Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis
title_full_unstemmed Bank Capital : Lessons from the Financial Crisis
title_sort bank capital : lessons from the financial crisis
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101110113157
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