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Relevance of risk information for depositors’ judgment and decision-making

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  • Kathrin Jordan

    (Chair of Banking and Finance, Institute of Business Administration, University of Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
    University of Rostock, Germany. Email: susanne.homoelle@uni-rostock.de)

Abstract

For several years risk reporting of banks has been high on the agenda. Banks must disclose information on their risk exposure to enhance market discipline. As a precondition for this positive effect of risk reporting, the risk information provided by the banks must be relevant for the depositors' and other investors’ judgments and decisions. In this paper, we analyze whether this is really true. Using an experimental design we show that risk information may influence the individuals’ judgments and decisions. We find that positive (negative) risk information lead to more positive (more negative) evaluations. In the case of conspiring risk and financial statement information the judgments and decisions are most pronounced. However, this enhancing effect of risk information is not significant. Considering opposing risk and financial statement information we find that positive (negative) risk information lead to more positive/less negative (more negative/less positive) judgments and decisions. Risk information can even reverse the effect of opposing financial statement information on the individuals’ judgment of the banks’ risk exposure.

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  • Kathrin Jordan, 2015. "Relevance of risk information for depositors’ judgment and decision-making," Journal of Economic and Financial Studies (JEFS), LAR Center Press, vol. 3(3), pages 15-28, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:lrc:lareco:v:3:y:2015:i:3:p:15-28
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    Keywords

    Risk disclosure; Risk reporting; Risk management.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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