Essays on the economics of banking and the prudential regulation of banks

This thesis consists of four independent chapters on bank capital regulation and the issue of unsolicited ratings.<p><p>The first chapter is introductory and reviews the motivation for regulating banks and credit rating agencies while providing a detailed overview of the thesis.<p>...

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Main Author: Van Roy, Patrick
Other Authors: Dewatripont, Mathias
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210882