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Are the Largest Banks Valued More Highly?

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  • Minton, Bernadette A.

    (OH State U)

  • Stulz, Rene M.

    (OH State U)

  • Taboada, Alvaro G.

    (MS State U)

Abstract

Some argue too-big-to-fail (TBTF) status increases the value of the largest banks. In contrast, we find that the value of the largest banks is negatively related to asset size in normal times, but not during the financial crisis when TBTF status was most valuable. Further, shareholders lose when large banks cross a TBTF threshold through acquisitions. The negative relation between bank value and bank size for the largest banks cannot be explained by differences in ROA, ROE, equity volatility, tail risk, distress risk, or equity discount rates, but it can be partly explained by the market*s discounting of trading activities.

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  • Minton, Bernadette A. & Stulz, Rene M. & Taboada, Alvaro G., 2018. "Are the Largest Banks Valued More Highly?," Working Paper Series 2018-12, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecl:ohidic:2018-12
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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