Regulation and Bank Performance in Europe

This book provides insights into contemporary issues in banking research, post-crisis. It comprises a selection of state-of-the-art papers from the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference (otherwise known as the Wolpertinger Conference) held in September 2010. In particular, the book focuses on new approaches to investigating bank performance and banking sector risk and examines the implications for firm financing, in the wake of the financial crisis.