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Corporate governance of banks: the current state of the debate

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Polo, Andrea

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Since banks are among the most important sources not only of finance but also of external governance for firms, the corporate governance of banks is a crucial factor for growth and development. Despite its importance, this topic has been explored only by a few studies. While some authors support, with different arguments in the course of time, the specificity of banks, other authors, among whom Ross Levine and his co-authors from the World Bank, question heavily the present banking regulatory framework. The debate on the corporate governance of banks has a direct bearing on the current discussions on the future of banking regulatory design: should the regulatory intervention be the most important corporate control mechanism in banking or should regulators focus on introducing incentives for appropriate market behaviour?

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 2325.

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Keywords: Financial economics Corporate Governance Banking Regulation and Supervision Market Discipline Securities Law

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K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Corporation and Securities Law
G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages
G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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