How Does Deposit Insurance Affect Bank Risk? Evidence from the Recent Crisis

Deposit insurance is widely offered in a number of countries as part of a financial system safety net to promote stability. An unintended consequence of deposit insurance is the reduction in the incentive of depositors to monitor banks which lead to excessive risk-taking. We examine the relation bet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anginer, Deniz, Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Zhu, Min
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16210