Did diversified and less risky banks perform better amid the pandemic?

Daniel Taylor

Economics Letters, 2022, vol. 211, issue C

Abstract: This research shows that amid tightened credit conditions and deteriorating asset quality induced by the pandemic economic hardships, credit risk adversely affected bank performance. However, income diversification is positively related to performance and offers alternative means of enhancing sustainable performance.

Keywords: Bank performance; Credit risk; Income diversification; Covid-19; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F65 G21 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110251

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