Opaqueness and Bank Risk Taking
This paper investigates the relationship between opaqueness and bank risk taking. Using a sample of 199 banks from 38 countries over the period January 1996 to December 2006, I analyze whether more opaque banks are riskier than less opaque banks. I find suggestive evidence that commonly used proxies...
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| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Finance
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Finanças |
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| Online Access: | http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/rbfin/article/view/3967/5854 |