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A Normative Analysis of Banking Supervision: Independence, Legal Protection and Accountability

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  • Jorge Ponce

    (Banco Central de Paraguay)

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This paper uses a formal model of a bank supervisor to derive policy implications on the optimal institutional arrangements for effective banking supervision. I find that bank supervisors should have political independence, and that independence should be complemented by legal protection and accountability arrangements for bank supervisors. I provide empirical evidence supporting these results.Length: 39 pages
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  • Jorge Ponce, 2010. "A Normative Analysis of Banking Supervision: Independence, Legal Protection and Accountability," Money Affairs, CEMLA, vol. 0(2), pages 141-181, July-Dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:cml:moneya:v:xxiii:y:2010:i:2:p:141-181
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    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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