Rethinking Bank Regulation: Till Angels Govern

This volume assembles and presents a new database on bank regulation in over 150 countries. It offers the first comprehensive cross-country assessment of the impact of bank regulation on the operation of banks, and assesses the validity of the Basel Committee's influential approach to bank regulation. The treatment also provides an empirical evaluation of the historic debate about the proper role of government in the economy by studying bank regulation and analyzes the role of politics in determining regulatory approaches to banking. The data also indicate that restrictions on the entry of new banks, government ownership of banks, and restrictions on bank activities hurt banking system performance. The authors find that domestic political factors shape both regulations and their effectiveness.

Introduction
Motivation
Objectives and contributions
Key findings: a brief synopsis
guide to the book
Contrasting approaches to bank regulation
Two approaches to bank regulation
Public interest approach
Private interest view of regulation
Bank regulation: how
The Basel Committee and regulatory convergence
Conclusion
How are banks regulated and supervised around the world?
Overview
Structure, scope and independence of regulation and supervision
What is a 'bank'?
Entry into banking, capital requirements and supervisory powers
Explicit deposit insurance schemes
Private monitoring and external governance
Does bank ownership type affect the choice of regulations and supervisory practices?
Forces for greater harmonization of regulation and supervision among countries
What works best
Goals and boundaries
Bank regulation and supervision and bank development
Bank supervision, regulation, and stability
Bank supervision, regulation, and bank efficiency
Bank supervision, regulation, and bank lending
Supervision, regulation, and bank governance
Summary of results
Choosing bank regulations
Recap and motivation
Motivating example: Mexico and the United States
Conceptual framework
Empirical framework and data
Summary remarks
Rethinking bank regulation
Approach and context
Lessons and implications
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