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Bank capital requirements and leverage: a review of the literature

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William P. Osterberg
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An assessment of how banks adjust to increased capital requirements, illustrated by a model of a bank's choice of optimal leverage.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its journal Economic Review.

Volume (Year): (1990)
Issue (Month): Q IV ()
Pages: 2-12
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Keywords: Bank capital ; Financial leverage;

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  17. William P. Osterberg & James B. Thomson, 1990. "Optimal financial structure and bank capital requirements: an empirical investigation," Working Paper 9007, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Joe Peek & Eric Rosengren, 1991. "The capital crunch: neither a borrower nor a lender be," Working Papers 91-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. [Downloadable!]
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