Social unrest and corporate behaviour during the Arab Spring period

Ghosh, Saibal

doi:10.1016/j.jeca.2023.e00289

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“…This varies from roughly 20% in the UAE, a quarter in Qatar and over 50% in Saudi Arabia (Islamic Financial Services Board, 2015, 2020). On the political side, in several economies, banks operate in risky environments, including geopolitical risks (World Bank, 2018; IMF, 2018) as well as economic uprisings and other violent protests (Ghosh, 2016, 2023).…”

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Credit quality determinants of banks: how important are bankruptcy reforms?

Ghosh

2023

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PurposeAlthough several microeconomic and macroeconomic factors driving banks' credit quality have been well-studied in the literature, one aspect which appears to have received limited attention is bankruptcy reforms. To address this issue, the author exploits data on Middle East and North Africa (MENA) country banks during the period 2010–2020 and examines the impact of bankruptcy laws on their credit quality.Design/methodology/approachIn view of the staggered nature of the implementation of legal reforms across countries, the author utilize a difference-in-differences specification to tease out the causal impact.FindingsThe findings reveal that bankruptcy reforms lead to a significant improvement in banks' credit quality. The impact is manifest mainly for conventional banks and driven by an increase in recovery intensity. The author also presents evidence which shows that such reforms exert positive real effects, although this impact differs across country characteristics.Originality/valueThe study is among the early ones for the MENA region to assess the interlinkage between bankruptcy reforms and banks' credit quality.

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Credit quality determinants of banks: how important are bankruptcy reforms?

Ghosh

2023

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Social unrest and corporate behaviour during the Arab Spring period

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Credit quality determinants of banks: how important are bankruptcy reforms?

Credit quality determinants of banks: how important are bankruptcy reforms?

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