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Monopoly-Creating Bank Consolidation?
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| Posted: Sunday, May 1, 2005 |
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The merger of Fleet and BankBoston in September 1999 resulted in a regional New England lending market in which only one large, universal bank remained.
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Banker Fees and Acquisition Premia for Targets in Cash Tender Offers
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| Posted: Sunday, May 1, 2005 |
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Charles W. Calomiris and Donna M. Hitscherich analyze data on fees paid to investment bankers and acquisition premia paid for targets in cash tender offers.
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Resolving the Puzzle of the Underissuance of National Bank Notes
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| Posted: Thursday, January 6, 2005 |
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The puzzle of underissuance of national bank notes disappears when one disaggregates data, takes account of regulatory limits, and considers differences in opportunity costs.
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Resolving the Puzzle of the Underissuance of National Bank Notes
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| Posted: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 |
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The puzzle of underissuance of national bank notes disappears when one disaggregates data, takes account of regulatory limits, and considers differences in opportunity costs.
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Options Pricing and Accounting Practice
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| Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2004 |
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The establishment of new accounting rules for expensing options would likely do more harm than good.
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How to Restructure Failed Banking Systems
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| Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2003 |
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The costs of government assistance to banks depend on the way rescues are managed.
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Europe and Globalization
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| Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2002 |
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Europe's history demonstrates that looking outward--not inward--is the key reason why Europe took the lead from medieval times on.
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The Board Game
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| Posted: Friday, December 6, 2002 |
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Board members should not discipline management and protect shareholders' investments when we have a system that prevents boards from having the incentive to do so.
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There Are No Good Arguments against Tax Cuts
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| Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 |
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Fears of a "double dip" recession are overblown, but the market's got a long way to go before it returns to pre-Sept. 11 levels.
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Banking Approaches the Modern Era
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| Posted: Monday, July 1, 2002 |
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Banking regulatory impediments exist: the distinction between finance and commerce, the moral hazard created by deposit insurance, and the status of government-sponsored enterprises.
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