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Working Papers

2023

1. The Transmission of Negative Nominal Interest Rates in Finland
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (1)
   Also in Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland (2023) View citations (1)

2019

2. Complexity of Global Banks and their Foreign Operation in Hong Kong
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (3)
3. Tracking Financial Fragility
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (1)

2015

4. The International Transmission of Shocks: Foreign Bank Branches in Hong Kong during Crises
   Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2014) View citations (1)

2013

5. The Impact of Reserves Practices on Bank Opacity
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article THE IMPACT OF RESERVES PRACTICES ON BANK OPACITY, Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions (JFMMI), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2022) (2022)

2010

6. Financial crisis and bank lending
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (8)
7. The 2007-09 financial crisis and bank opaqueness
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (6)

2006

8. Safe and sound banking, 20 years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (3)

2004

9. Financial contracting and the choice between private placement and publicly offered bonds
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Financial Contracting and the Choice between Private Placement and Publicly Offered Bonds, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
10. Testing the strong-form of market discipline: the effects of public market signals on bank risk
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (5)

2002

11. Operating Performance of Banks among Asian Economies: An Internaitonal and Time Series Comparison
    Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: An international and time series comparison, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2003) View citations (47) (2003)
12. The X-Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Hong Kong
    Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research View citations (6)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2001)
    See also Journal Article The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2006) View citations (50) (2006)

2001

13. Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
    Also in Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (2000)
    See also Journal Article Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

1999

14. Hidden cost reductions in bank mergers: accounting for more productive banks
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (8)
    Also in Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1999)
15. Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (10)
    Also in Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1997) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (154) (2004)
16. The informativeness of stochastic frontier and programming frontier efficiency scores: Cost efficiency and other measures of bank holding company performance
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (45)

1998

17. Securities activities by commercial banking firms' Section 20 subsidiaries: risk, return and diversification benefits
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (21)
    Also in Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1998) View citations (7)

1995

18. An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (10)
    Also in Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach, Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1996) View citations (29) (1996)
19. Bank Risk, Capitalization and Inefficiency
    Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania View citations (10)
20. The role of private placement debt issues in corporate finance
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (5)
21. The temporal relationship between individual stocks and individual bonds
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

1994

22. The certification value of bank loans
    Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

1991

23. Risk taking behavior of banking firms
    Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Bank Franchise as a Stabilizing Force
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2024, 2024, (20), 6
2. The international transmission of shocks through the lens of foreign banks in Hong Kong
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 142, (C)

2022

3. Financial Market Conditions during Monetary Tightening
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2022, 2023, (03), 6
4. THE IMPACT OF RESERVES PRACTICES ON BANK OPACITY
   Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions (JFMMI), 2022, 10, (01), 1-26
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Reserves Practices on Bank Opacity, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2021

5. Minority Banks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2021, 2021, (20), 01-05
6. Resilience of Community Banks in the Time of COVID-19
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2021, 2021, (06), 01-05

2020

7. Market Assessment of COVID-19
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2020, 2020, (14), 5 View citations (4)
8. Risk of Business Insolvency during Coronavirus Crisis
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2020, 2020, (30), 01-05

2019

9. Banks’ Real Estate Exposure and Resilience
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2019

2018

10. Financial Stability and Resolution of Federal Reserve Goal and Implementation Conflicts
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 2018, 53, (2), 163-178 View citations (3)

2014

11. Assessing expectations of monetary policy
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2014 View citations (7)
12. Long road to normal for bank business lending
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2014

2013

13. The 2007–2009 financial crisis and bank opaqueness
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2013, 22, (1), 55-84 View citations (74)
14. The price of stock and bond risk in recoveries
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2013, (aug19)

2010

15. Financial Contracting and the Choice between Private Placement and Publicly Offered Bonds
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2010, 42, (5), 907-929 View citations (4)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2010, 42, (5), 907-929 (2010) View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Financial contracting and the choice between private placement and publicly offered bonds, Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (10) (2004)

2009

16. Behavior of Libor in the current financial crisis
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2009, (jan23) View citations (6)
17. Capital structure in banking
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2009, (dec7) View citations (3)

2007

18. On forecasting future monetary policy: has forward-looking language mattered?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2007, (jun15) View citations (1)
19. Safe and sound banking twenty years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted
    Economic Review, 2007, (Q1-2), 1 - 23 View citations (2)

2006

20. Safe & sound banking, 20 years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted
    Proceedings, 2006 View citations (2)
21. Safe and sound banking, 20 years later
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2006, (oct6)
22. The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2006, 30, (4), 1127-1147 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper The X-Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Hong Kong, Working Papers (2002) View citations (6) (2002)

2005

23. Inflation expectations: how the market speaks
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2005, (oct7) View citations (5)

2004

24. Banking consolidation
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2004, (jun18) View citations (1)
25. Gauging the market's expectations about monetary policy
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2004, (oct8)
26. Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2004, 71, (3), 419-460 View citations (154)
    See also Working Paper Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets, Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory (1999) View citations (10) (1999)
27. Risk and return of publicly held versus privately owned banks
    Economic Policy Review, 2004, (Sep), 97-107 View citations (34)

2003

28. Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2003, 27, (12), 2231-2248 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks, Working Paper Series (2001) (2001)
29. Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: An international and time series comparison
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2003, 27, (3), 471-489 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Operating Performance of Banks among Asian Economies: An Internaitonal and Time Series Comparison, Working Papers (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
30. Pension accounting and reported earnings
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2003, (jul4)
31. The present and future of pension insurance
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2003, (aug29)
32. Underfunding of private pension plans
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2003, (jun13) View citations (3)

2002

33. Bank security prices and market discipline
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2002, (dec20) View citations (2)
34. Deposit insurance reform - when half a loaf is better
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2002, (may10)
35. Is there a credit crunch?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2002, (apr26) View citations (1)
36. The promise and limits of market discipline in banking
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2002, (dec13) View citations (4)

2001

37. Financial modernization and banking theories
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2001, (dec21)
38. Rising junk bond yields: liquidity or credit concerns?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2001, (nov16) View citations (1)
39. The stock market: what a difference a year makes
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2001, (jun1)

2000

40. Has bank performance peaked?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2000, (oct27)
41. Margin requirements as a policy tool?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2000, (mar24) View citations (2)
42. Three questions about \\"new economy\\" stocks
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2000, (may12) View citations (1)

1999

43. A new view on cost savings in bank mergers
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1999, (aug20)
44. Comments on “Trends in Organizational Form and Their Relationship to Performance: The Case of Foreign Securities Subsidiaries of U.S. Banking Organizations”
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 1999, 16, (2), 219-221
45. Financial Modernization and Regulation
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 1999, 16, (2), 95-100 View citations (3)
    Also in FRBSF Economic Letter, 1999, (dec31) (1999) View citations (5)
46. Mergers of publicly traded banking organizations revisited
    Economic Review, 1999, 84, (Q4), 26-37 View citations (20)
47. On the portfolio effects of financial convergence - a review of the literature
    Economic Review, 1999, 18-31 View citations (48)
48. Rising bank risk?
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1999, (oct22)

1998

49. Bank charters vs thrift charters
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1998, (apr24) View citations (1)
50. Risk and return of banks' Section 20 securities affiliates
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1998, (oct23) View citations (6)

1997

51. Bank Risk, Capitalization, and Operating Efficiency
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 1997, 12, (2), 117-131 View citations (188)
52. Cracking the Glass-Steagall barriers
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1997, (mar21) View citations (1)
53. Efficiency of U.S. banking firms--an overview
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1997, (feb28) View citations (1)
54. Recent developments in loan loss provisioning at U.S. commercial banks
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1997, (jul25) View citations (7)

1996

55. An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach
    Economic Review, 1996, 16-26 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach, Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory (1995) View citations (10) (1995)
56. Firm-specific information and the correlation between individual stocks and bonds
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1996, 40, (1), 63-80 View citations (157)
57. Innovations and recent developments in mortgage-backed securities
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1996, (jan5)
58. On the relation between stocks and bonds, part I
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1996, (jun28) View citations (2)
59. On the relationship between stocks and bonds, part II
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1996, (jul5)

1995

60. An analysis of inefficiencies in banking
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 1995, 19, (3-4), 733-734 View citations (22)
61. The economics of merging commercial and investment banking
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 1995, (may19) View citations (1)