Essays on the Economics of Banking and the Prudential Regulation of Banks

This thesis consists of four independent chapters on bank capital regulation and the issue of unsolicited ratings.<p> The first chapter is introductory and reviews the motivation for regulating banks and credit rating agencies while providing a detailed overview of the thesis.<p> The sec...

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Main Author: Van Roy, Patrick
Other Authors: Mitchell, Janet
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2006
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Online Access:http://theses.ulb.ac.be/ETD-db/collection/available/ULBetd-06072006-115355/