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Simon H. Kwan

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First Name: Simon
Middle Name: H.
Last Name: Kwan
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Working papers

  1. Fred Furlong & Simon Kwan, 2006. "Safe and sound banking, 20 years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted," Working Paper Series 2006-27, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]

  2. Simon H. Kwan, 2004. "Testing the strong-form of market discipline: the effects of public market signals on bank risk," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 2004-19, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]

  3. Simon H. Kwan & Willard T. Carleton, 2004. "Financial contracting and the choice between private placement and publicly offered bonds," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 2004-20, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]

  4. Simon H. Kwan, 2002. "Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: an international and time series comparison," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 2002-01, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Simon H. Kwan, 2001. "The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 2002-14, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Simon H. Kwan, 2001. "Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 2001-11, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Simon H. Kwan & Mark J. Flannery & M. Nimalendran, 1999. "Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 99-11, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Simon H. Kwan & James A. Wilcox, 1999. "Hidden cost reductions in bank mergers: accounting for more productive banks," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 99-10, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Robert A. Eisenbeis & Gary D. Ferrier & Simon H. Kwan, 1999. "The informativeness of stochastic frontier and programming frontier efficiency scores: Cost efficiency and other measures of bank holding company performance," Working Paper 99-23, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. [Downloadable!]

  10. Simon Kwan, 1998. "Securities activities by commercial banking firms' Section 20 subsidiaries: risk, return and diversification benefits," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 98-10, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  11. Simon H. Kwan & Robert A. Eisenbeis, 1995. "An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 95-12, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]
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  12. Simon Kwan & Robert A. Eisenbeis, 1995. "Bank Risk, Capitalization and Inefficiency," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 96-35, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania. [Downloadable!]

  13. Simon H. Kwan & Willard T. Carleton, 1995. "The role of private placement debt issues in corporate finance," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 95-13, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

  14. Simon H. Kwan, 1995. "The temporal relationship between individual stocks and individual bonds," Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory 95-03, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Articles

  1. Kwan, Simon H., 2006. "The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 1127-1147, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Frederick T. Furlong & Simon Kwan, 2006. "Safe & sound banking, 20 years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. [Downloadable!]

  3. Simon Kwan, 2006. "Safe and sound banking, 20 years later," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Oct 6. [Downloadable!]

  4. Simon Kwan, 2005. "Inflation expectations: how the market speaks," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Oct 7. [Downloadable!]

  5. Flannery, Mark J. & Kwan, Simon H. & Nimalendran, M., 2004. "Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(3), pages 419-460, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. Simon H. Kwan, 2004. "Risk and return of publicly held versus privately owned banks," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Sep, pages 97-107. [Downloadable!]

  7. Simon Kwan, 2004. "Banking consolidation," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jun 18. [Downloadable!]

  8. Simon Kwan, 2004. "Gauging the market's expectations about monetary policy," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Oct 8. [Downloadable!]

  9. Simon Kwan, 2003. "Pension accounting and reported earnings," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jul 4. [Downloadable!]

  10. Kwan, Simon H., 2003. "Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: An international and time series comparison," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 27(3), pages 471-489, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Simon Kwan, 2003. "Underfunding of private pension plans," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jun 13. [Downloadable!]

  12. Simon Kwan, 2003. "The present and future of pension insurance," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Aug 29. [Downloadable!]

  13. Kwan, Simon H., 2003. "Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 27(12), pages 2231-2248, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  14. Fred Furlong & Simon Kwan, 2002. "Deposit insurance reform - when half a loaf is better," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue May 10. [Downloadable!]

  15. Simon Kwan, 2002. "Is there a credit crunch?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Apr 26. [Downloadable!]

  16. Simon Kwan, 2002. "The promise and limits of market discipline in banking," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Dec 13. [Downloadable!]

  17. Simon Kwan, 2002. "Bank security prices and market discipline," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Dec 20. [Downloadable!]

  18. Simon Kwan, 2001. "The stock market: what a difference a year makes," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jun 1. [Downloadable!]

  19. Simon Kwan, 2001. "Financial modernization and banking theories," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Dec 21. [Downloadable!]

  20. Simon Kwan, 2001. "Rising junk bond yields: liquidity or credit concerns?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Nov 16. [Downloadable!]

  21. Simon Kwan, 2000. "Three questions about "new economy" stocks," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue May 12. [Downloadable!]

  22. Simon Kwan, 2000. "Has bank performance peaked?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Oct 27. [Downloadable!]

  23. Simon Kwan, 2000. "Margin requirements as a policy tool?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Mar 24. [Downloadable!]

  24. Simon Kwan & Robert A. Eisenbeis, 1999. "Mergers of publicly traded banking organizations revisited," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, issue Q4, pages 26-37. [Downloadable!]

  25. Simon H. Kwan & James A. Wilcox, 1999. "Hidden cost reductions in bank mergers: accounting for more productive banks," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 533-547.
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  26. Fred Furlong & Simon Kwan, 1999. "Financial modernization and regulation," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Dec 31. [Downloadable!]

  27. Fred Furlong & Simon Kwan, 1999. "Rising bank risk?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Oct 22. [Downloadable!]

  28. Simon H. Kwan & Elizabeth S. Laderman, 1999. "On the portfolio effects of financial convergence - a review of the literature," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, pages 18-31. [Downloadable!]

  29. Simon H. Kwan & James A. Wilcox, 1999. "A new view on cost savings in bank mergers," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Aug 20. [Downloadable!]

  30. Simon Kwan, 1998. "Risk and return of banks' Section 20 securities affiliates," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Oct 23. [Downloadable!]

  31. Simon Kwan, 1998. "Bank charters vs thrift charters," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Apr 24. [Downloadable!]

  32. Simon H. Kwan, 1998. "Securities activities by commercial banking firms' section 20 subsidiaries: risk, return, and diversification benefits," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 531-552.
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  33. Simon Kwan, 1997. "Efficiency of U.S. banking firms--an overview," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Feb 28. [Downloadable!]

  34. Simon Kwan, 1997. "Cracking the Glass-Steagall barriers," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Mar 21. [Downloadable!]

  35. Simon Kwan & Randy O'Toole, 1997. "Recent developments in loan loss provisioning at U.S. commercial banks," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jul 25. [Downloadable!]

  36. Simon Kwan, 1996. "On the relation between stocks and bonds, part I," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jun 28. [Downloadable!]

  37. Simon H. Kwan, 1996. "Innovations and recent developments in mortgage-backed securities," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jan 5. [Downloadable!]

  38. Simon Kwan, 1996. "On the relationship between stocks and bonds, part II," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jul 5. [Downloadable!]

  39. Kwan, Simon H., 1996. "Firm-specific information and the correlation between individual stocks and bonds," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 63-80, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  40. Simon H. Kwan & Robert A. Eisenbeis, 1996. "An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, pages 16-26. [Downloadable!]
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  41. Simon Kwan, 1995. "The economics of merging commercial and investment banking," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue May 19. [Downloadable!]

  42. Kwan, Simon H. & Eisenbeis, Robert A., 1995. "An analysis of inefficiencies in banking," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 19(3-4), pages 733-734, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  43. Simon H. Kwan, 1994. "The certification value of bank loans," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 547-562.

  44. Simon H. Kwan, 1991. "Risk taking behavior of banking firms," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, pages 177-198.

NEP Fields

9 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-BAN: Banking (1) 2006-11-25
  2. NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (4) 1998-12-09 1999-09-09 1999-10-20 2005-05-23 Author is listed
  3. NEP-FIN: Finance (2) 2005-05-23 2005-05-23
  4. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic & Financial History (1) 2006-11-25
  5. NEP-HPE: History & Philosophy of Economics (1) 2006-11-25
  6. NEP-IFN: International Finance (1) 2002-04-25
  7. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (2) 1999-09-09 1999-10-20
  8. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2002-02-15
  9. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (1) 2005-05-23
  10. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (1) 2002-04-03
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