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The financial crisis of 2007-2009 raised concerns regarding countries’ abilities to rescue their largest banks should a new crisis emerge. By focusing on European Union banks from 2001 through 2019, this dissertation investigates the impact of both absolute and systemic bank siz…

This research has studied bank risk management in relation to efficient bank regulation in the form of optimal bank financial reorganization. Efficient banking regulation can be achieved only if it includes closure policies which prevent moral hazard behaviour; in turn, they sho…

In response to crises of unsustainable debt, which left Greece, Ireland, and Portugal locked out of bond markets, each country received assistance from the “Troika” (European Commission, European Central Bank, and IMF). They received loans in return for implementing austerity po…

Europe experienced a sovereign debt crisis starting in 2010, in which perceived default risk and interest rates on government bonds soared in many countries, leading to recessions. This episode was preceded by a steady rise in the ratio of corporate debt to GDP, suggesting that …

O objetivo deste trabalho final de mestrado é identificar e analisar quais as variáveis que têm maior impacto na evolução de Empréstimos não produtivos em Portugal (Non-Performing Loans). O período de análise será entre 2009 e 2019, tendo início após a crise de "subprime" de 200…

The difference in the political cultures of the United States and Canada is a classic topic that has attracted the attention of generations of scholars. This difference is often said to be captured by the contrasting values expressed in their respective constitutions: “Life, Lib…