An International Examination of the Economic Effectiveness of Banking Recapitalization
Tahir, S., Adegbite, E. and Guney, Y. “An international examination of the economic effectiveness of banking recapitalization”. International Business Review, 2017.
45 Pages Posted: 29 Oct 2016
Date Written: October 28, 2016
Abstract
While the literature on capital adequacy and bank recapitalization agrees on the importance of a minimum capital requirement, recurring financial crises across the world do little to suggest that capital adequacy is enough protection for banks, even when they fully comply. By examining the case of regulation compelled banking recapitalizations in a cross-country context (during the period 1990Q1 to 2016Q2), we scrutinize the effectiveness of banking recapitalization on the economies of recently recapitalized countries. We provide implications for international business research, practice and policy by highlighting the need for countries adopting the Basel capital adequacy framework to pay attention to the peculiarities of their economies, the supporting regulatory mechanisms and their comparative spare capacities.
Keywords: Banking crisis; Financial risk, Bank regulation; Banking recapitalization; International business
JEL Classification: G21, G28, E44
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