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Banks' equity stakes in borrowing firms: A corporate finance approach

In most countries, banks' equity holdings in firms that borrow from then are rather small.In light of the theoretical literature, this is somewhat surprising.For example, according to agency cost models, allowing banks to hold equity would seem to alleviate firms' asset substitution moral hazard problem associated with debt financing.This idea is formalised in John, John, and Saunders in a model where banks are modeled as passive investors and bank loans are the only source of outside finance for firms.In this paper, we argue that this alleged benefit of banks' equity holding is small or non-existent when banks are modeled explicitly as active monitors and firms have access also to market finance.

ISBN
952-462-059-6
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Finland Discussion Papers ; No. 13/2003

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
Thema
banks' equity holdings
firms' capital structure
social welfare

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Vauhkonen, Jukka
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Finland
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2003

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Vauhkonen, Jukka
  • Bank of Finland

Entstanden

  • 2003

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