| ID | 363894 |
| Title Proper | Agency Problems and Risk Taking at Banks |
| Other Title Information | Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Staff Reports. No. 29, September 1997 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Demsetz, Rebecca S. ; Saidenberg, Marc R. ; Philip E. Strahan |
| Publication | NEw York, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1997. |
| Description | Paperback Volume |
| Series | Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Staff Reports |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The moral hazard problem associated with deposit insurance generates the potential for excessive risk taking on the part of bank owners. The banking literature identifies franchise value - a firm's profit-generating potential - as one force mitigating that risk taking. |
| Key Words | Risks in Banking |