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Author/Editor:
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Goetz, Martin ; Laeven, Luc ; Levine, Ross
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Publication Date:
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February 01, 2012
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The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate
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Summary:
This paper assesses the impact of the geographic diversification of bank holding company (BHC) assets across the United States on their market valuations. Using two novel identification strategies based on the dynamic process of interstate bank deregulation, we find that exogenous increases in geographic diversity reduce BHC valuations. These findings are consistent with the view that geographic diversity makes it more difficult for shareholders and creditors to monitor firm executives, allowing corporate insiders to extract larger private benefits from firms.
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Series:
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Working Paper No. 12/50
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Bank regulations | Banking | Commercial banks | Corporate governance | United States
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Author's Keyword(s):
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Geographic Corporate diversification | Agency problems | Economies of scope | Corporate insiders | Corporate valuation |
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