Bank Risk and Deposit Insurance

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 low level of risk taking. Moreover, as a proxy for bank risk, the cost of deposit insurance has some power in predicting bank distress

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Main Author: Laeven, Luc
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2002-01
Subjects:ACCOUNTING, ASSET VALUE, ASSET VALUES, ASSET VOLATILITY, BAILOUT, BANK ASSET, BANK CLOSURE, BANK CONCENTRATION, BANK CREDITORS, BANK DEBT, BANK DEBTS, BANK DISTRESS, BANK EQUITY, BANK FAILURE, BANK FAILURES, BANK INTERVENTION, BANK LIABILITIES, BANK MARKET, BANK MONITORING, BANK OF KOREA, BANK REGULATION, BANK REGULATORS, BANK RESTRUCTURING, BANK RISK, BANK RISK TAKING, BANK RUNS, BANKING ASSETS, BANKING CRISES, BANKING CRISIS, BANKING MARKET, BANKING RISKS, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SECTOR ASSETS, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKING SYSTEM STABILITY, BANKING SYSTEM VULNERABILITY, BANKING SYSTEMS, BANKS, BASIS POINTS, BLANKET GUARANTEE, BONDHOLDERS, CALL OPTION, CALL OPTIONS, CAPITAL FORBEARANCE, CAPITAL REGULATION, CAPITALIZATION, CITY BANK, CITY BANKS, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, CONCENTRATION RATIO, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORPORATE LIABILITIES, COST OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE, COST OF INSURANCE, COSTS OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE, COUNTRY RISK, CREDIT BANK, CREDIT BANKS, CREDIT GROWTH, CRISIS COUNTRIES, DEBT, DEBT ISSUE, DEBT LIABILITIES, DEBTS, DEPOSIT, DEPOSIT INSURANCE, DEPOSIT INSURANCE AGENCY, DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND, DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUNDS, DEPOSIT INSURANCE INCREASE, DEPOSIT INSURANCE INCREASES, DEPOSIT INSURANCE LITERATURE, DEPOSIT INSURANCE PREMIUM, DEPOSIT INSURANCE PREMIUMS, DEPOSIT INSURANCE PRICING, DEPOSIT INSURANCE PRICING SCHEME, DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMES, DEPOSIT INSURANCE SERVICES, DEPOSIT INSURANCE SYSTEM, DEPOSITOR, DEPOSITOR SAFETY, DEPOSITORS, DEPOSITORY, DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS, DEPOSITS, DERIVATIVE CONTRACT, DIVIDEND, DIVIDEND YIELD, DIVIDEND YIELDS, DIVIDENDS, DUMMY VARIABLE, DUMMY VARIABLES, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES, EMERGING MARKETS, ENFORCEABILITY, EQUITY RETURNS, EQUITY VALUE, EQUITY VALUES, EQUITY VOLATILITY, EXCESSIVE RISKS, EXPLICIT DEPOSIT, EXPLICIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE, EXPLICIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEME, EXPLICIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMES, EXPLICIT INSURANCE, FACE VALUE, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL DISTRESS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION, FINANCIAL SAFETY NET, FINANCIAL SAFETY NETS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FLAT-RATE PREMIUMS, FORECASTING BANK DISTRESS, FOREIGN BANK, FOREIGN BANK PENETRATION, FOREIGN BANKS, FOREIGN ENTRY, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, GOVERNMENT DEPOSIT, GOVERNMENT DEPOSIT INSURANCE, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROUP LOAN, GUARANTOR, HOUSING, IMPLICIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE, IMPLICIT INSURANCE, INCENTIVE PROBLEMS, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INFLATION RATES, INFORMED DEPOSITORS, INSURANCE COST, INSURANCE COSTS, INSURED BANK, INSURED BANKS, INSURED DEPOSITS, INTEREST RATE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, LARGE BANKS, LAWS, LEGAL SYSTEM, LEGAL SYSTEMS, LEVEL OF RISK, LIQUID RESERVES, LIQUIDITY, LOAN, LOAN SIZE, LONG-TERM CREDIT, MARKET DISCIPLINE, MARKET PRICES, MARKET STRUCTURE, MARKET VALUE, MATURITY, MODEL DEPOSIT INSURANCE, MODEL OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE, MONETARY FUND, MORAL HAZARD, MORAL HAZARDS, MULTINATIONAL BANKS, OFFICIAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE, OPTION PRICING MODEL, OPTION-PRICING ESTIMATES, OWNERSHIP DATA, OWNERSHIP OF BANKS, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES, PARTIAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE, PORTFOLIO, PORTFOLIO RISK, PROXY FOR BANK RISK, PUT OPTION, PUT OPTIONS, RECAPITALIZATION, REGIONAL BANKS, REGULATORY FORBEARANCE, RESTRICTIONS ON ENTRY, RETURN, RETURN ON ASSETS, RISK TAKING, RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOR OF BANKS, RISKY BANK, SHAREHOLDER, SMALL BANKS, STOCK MARKET, STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION, STOCK MARKETS, SUBSIDIARY, TOTAL DEBT, TRADING, TREASURY, TURNOVER, UNDERLYING ASSET, UNINSURED DEBTS, VALUE OF ASSETS, VALUE OF BANK ASSETS, VALUE OF DEPOSIT, VALUE OF DEPOSIT INSURANCE, WEAK BANKS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/17736930/bank-risk-deposit-insurance
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17187
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Summary: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 low level of risk taking. Moreover, as a proxy for bank risk, the cost of deposit insurance has some power in predicting bank distress