Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries

We investigate the effect of governance on bank regulatory capital ratios. Using a sample of 374 commercial banks in 14 countries over the 2014 – 2020 period, we find that banks in countries with better institutional environment maintain lower regulatory capital ratios. We also find that small and l...

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Main Author: Liu, Huahui
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2022
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69374/
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description We investigate the effect of governance on bank regulatory capital ratios. Using a sample of 374 commercial banks in 14 countries over the 2014 – 2020 period, we find that banks in countries with better institutional environment maintain lower regulatory capital ratios. We also find that small and liquid banks with good quality assets have higher regulatory capital ratios. Our findings contribute to the capital structure literature and put forward several suggestions for bank managers and policymakers.
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spelling nottingham-693742023-06-20T15:27:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69374/ Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries Liu, Huahui We investigate the effect of governance on bank regulatory capital ratios. Using a sample of 374 commercial banks in 14 countries over the 2014 – 2020 period, we find that banks in countries with better institutional environment maintain lower regulatory capital ratios. We also find that small and liquid banks with good quality assets have higher regulatory capital ratios. Our findings contribute to the capital structure literature and put forward several suggestions for bank managers and policymakers. 2022-03-10 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69374/2/20221691_BUSI4109_2021.pdf Liu, Huahui (2022) Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries
title Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries
title_full Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries
title_fullStr Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries
title_full_unstemmed Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries
title_short Institutional environment and bank capital decisions: Evidence from developed countries
title_sort institutional environment and bank capital decisions: evidence from developed countries
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/69374/