Does Capital Regulation Matter for Bank Behaviour? Evidence for German Savings Banks

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Frank Heid

Deutsche Bundesbank

Daniel Porath

University of Applied Sciences Mainz

Stéphanie Stolz

International Monetary Fund (IMF); European Central Bank (ECB)

Date Written: 2004

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to assess how German savings banks adjust capital and risk

Keywords: bank regulation, risk taking, bank capital

JEL Classification: G28, G21

Suggested Citation

Heid, Frank and Porath, Daniel and Stolz, Stephanie, Does Capital Regulation Matter for Bank Behaviour? Evidence for German Savings Banks (2004). Bundesbank Series 2 Discussion Paper No. 2004,03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2793955 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2793955

Frank Heid (Contact Author)

Deutsche Bundesbank ( email )

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Daniel Porath

University of Applied Sciences Mainz ( email )

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Mainz 55122
Germany

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Stephanie Stolz

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

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Washington, DC 20431
United States

European Central Bank (ECB) ( email )

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Frankfurt am Main, 60314
Germany

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