Does political influence distort banking regulation? Evidence from the US
Does political influence distort banking regulation? Evidence from the US
This study examines the interplay between political influence and regulatory decision-making. Political influence is captured based on whether a bank is headquartered in a state where an elected official holds a chair position on a congressional committee related to the banking and financial services industry. Using data of US commercial banks over the period 2000–2015, we show that our measure of political influence reduces a bank's probability of receiving a formal regulatory enforcement action. Results are robust to the use of alternative model specifications and the sample restrictions. However, we find that various bank and environmental characteristics are important conditional factors.
Papadimitri, Panagiota
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Pasiouras, Fotios
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Pescetto, Gioia
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Wohlschlegel, Ansgar
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April 2021
Papadimitri, Panagiota
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Pasiouras, Fotios
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Pescetto, Gioia
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Wohlschlegel, Ansgar
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Papadimitri, Panagiota, Pasiouras, Fotios, Pescetto, Gioia and Wohlschlegel, Ansgar
(2021)
Does political influence distort banking regulation? Evidence from the US.
Journal of Financial Stability, 53, [100835].
(doi:10.1016/j.jfs.2020.100835).
Abstract
This study examines the interplay between political influence and regulatory decision-making. Political influence is captured based on whether a bank is headquartered in a state where an elected official holds a chair position on a congressional committee related to the banking and financial services industry. Using data of US commercial banks over the period 2000–2015, we show that our measure of political influence reduces a bank's probability of receiving a formal regulatory enforcement action. Results are robust to the use of alternative model specifications and the sample restrictions. However, we find that various bank and environmental characteristics are important conditional factors.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 December 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 December 2020
Published date: April 2021
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/469682
ISSN: 1572-3089
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Ansgar Wohlschlegel
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