Liquidity and bank capital structure |
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Affiliation: | 1. Wake Forest University, USA;2. The Pennsylvania State University, USA;3. Kent State University, USA |
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Abstract: | Bank capital requirements reduce the probability of bank failure and help mitigate taxpayers’ sharing in the losses that result from bank failures. Under Basel III, direct capital requirements are supplemented with liquidity requirements. Our results suggest that liquidity provisions of banks are connected to bank capital and that changes in liquidity indirectly affect the capital structure of financial institutions. Liquidity appears to be another instrument for adjusting bank capital structure beyond just capital requirements. Consistent with Diamond and Rajan (2005), we find that liquidity and capital should be considered jointly for promoting financial stability. |
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Keywords: | Capital structure Leverage Bank Regulatory capital requirements Competition Diversification Liquidity Basel III SIFI BHC Merger |
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