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Capital Asset Ratios and Bank Default Probabilities: An International Comparison Based on Accounting Data

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This study extends the work of SHELDON (1995) to banks outside of Switzerland. The results confirm the previous finding that capital-to-assets ratios are a poor guide to the soundness of a bank. This finding implies that capital adequacy rules that do not correctly reflect the risks that banks face will not serve their intended purpose of ensuring the soundness and stability of the banks to which they apply.

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  • George Sheldon, 1996. "Capital Asset Ratios and Bank Default Probabilities: An International Comparison Based on Accounting Data," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 132(IV), pages 743-754, December.
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    1. George Sheldon, 1995. "A Limit-Risk Capital Adequacy Rule: An Alternative Approach to Capital Adequacy Regulation for Banks with an Empirical Application to Switzerland," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 131(IV), pages 773-805, December.
    2. George Sheldon, 1996. "Capital Adequacy Rules and the Risk-Seeking Behavior of Banks: A Firm-Level Analysis," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 132(IV), pages 709-734, December.
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