European bank equity risk: 1995-2006

We examine changes in bank equity risk following the formation of the Economic Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999. With the exception of Germany, we observe a decline in bank risk across euro-zone countries. Total risk decreased for 70% of the euro-zone banks in our sample with a statistically significant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haq, Mamiza, Heaney, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85305