Purpose The size of non-performing loans (NPLs) plays a key role in the stability of the
banking sector of a country. The factors that explain the NPLs contain very important …

This paper empirically tests the effect of FinTech development on bank risk taking using
unbalanced bank-level panel data from China for the period from 2011 to 2018. We use the …

Environmental deregulation has become a severe concern for public health around the
world. Increased pollution and ecological degradation have diverted attention towards …

This paper examines the impact of bank diversification on stability, using bank‐level data for
22 Asian countries over the period from 1995 to 2009. We empirically investigate whether …

Abstract Analysis of the tradeoff between competition and financial stability has been at the
center of academic and policy debate for over two decades and especially since the 2007 …

In this paper, we explore whether economic uncertainty differently affects the default risk of
Islamic and conventional banks. Using a sample of 568 banks from 20 countries between …

This article investigates risk and stability features of Islamic banking using a sample of 553
banks from 24 countries between 1999 and 2009. Small Islamic banks that are leveraged or …

This paper empirically analyses the factors that determine the profitability of Spanish banks
for the period of 1999–2009. We conclude that the high bank profitability during these years …

The recent global financial crisis has spurred renewed interest in identifying those reforms in
bank regulation that would work best to promote bank development, performance and …

By investigating the influence of negative interest rate policy (NIRP) on bank margins and
profitability, this paper identifies country-and bank-specific characteristics that amplify or …