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The Basel Capital Accords and International Mortgage Markets: A Survey of the Literature
Author(s) -
Allen Linda
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
financial markets, institutions and instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1468-0416
pISSN - 0963-8008
DOI - 10.1111/j.0963-8008.2004.00001.x
Subject(s) - profitability index , financial system , risk adjusted return on capital , basel iii , business , international banking , capital (architecture) , capital requirement , basel i , basel ii , mortgage insurance , capital market , economics , finance , capital formation , financial capital , market economy , human capital , archaeology , casualty insurance , insurance policy , history , incentive
This paper surveys the literature on the impacts of the Basel Capital Accords on banking market profitability, competitiveness, structure and risk‐taking. Special emphasis is applied to the evolution of mortgage markets throughout the world over almost two decades of international bank regulatory policies.