Bank Risk Taking at the Onset of the Current Banking Crisis

We analyze bank governance, share ownership, CEO compensation, and bank risk taking in the period leading to the current banking crisis. Using a sample of large U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), we find that BHCs with greater managerial control, achieved through various corporate governance mechan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Financial review (Buffalo, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2010-11, Vol.45 (4), p.891-913
Hauptverfasser:	Fortin, Rich, Goldberg, Gerson M., Roth, Greg
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	agency theory Bank holding companies Banking banks CEO compensation Chief executive officers Corporate governance Economic crisis Executive compensation G21 G32 Risk aversion risk taking Studies
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