Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland
No 18/2014:
The risk of financial intermediaries
Manthos D. Delis ()
, Iftekhar Hasan ()
and Efthymios G. Tsionas ()
Abstract: This paper reconsiders the formal estimation of bank risk
using the variability of the profit function. In our model, point estimates
of the variability of profits are derived from a model where this
variability is endogenous to other bank characteristics, such as capital
and liquidity. We estimate the new model on the entire panel of US banks,
spanning the period 1985q1–2012q4. The findings show that bank risk was
fairly stable up to 2001 and accelerated quickly thereafter up to 2007. We
also establish that the risk of the relatively large banks and banks that
failed in the subprime crisis is higher than the industry’s average. Thus,
we provide a new leading indicator, which is able to forecast future
solvency problems of banks.
Keywords: estimation of risk; profit function; financial institutions; banks; endogenous risk; US banking sector; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: C13; C33; E47; G21; G32; (follow links to similar papers)
43 pages, July 9, 2014
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Delis, Manthos D., Iftekhar Hasan and Efthymios G. Tsionas, (2014), 'The risk of financial intermediaries', Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 44, July, pages 1-12
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