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Bank capital requirements and the riskiness of banks: a review


Abstract: A study of the impact of capital requirements on bank portfolio decisions, showing that the variance of earnings and the incentive to increase leverage are reduced with risk- and leverage-related deposit rates, and that the impact of increased capital requirements on portfolio behavior is generally ambiguous.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1989

Volume: 25

Issue: Q I

Pages: 10-17