U.S. banks profitability after the 2007/2008 crisis

Marco Bulhões Cecilio ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2018, vol. 38, issue 3, 414-433

Abstract: This paper aims to evaluate the profitability of the major American banks after the crisis of 2007/2008, as well as to seek preliminary explanations to the results found. To do so, it assesses the historical data from 1932 until 2015. The results show that the share of total profits in the American economy captured by the financial sector has reduced compared to the peak of the last decade but is still at a higher level than the post-war baseline. The evidence points to the decrease of leverage by regulatory pressure as the main cause of the reduction. JEL Classification: E01; G21; N22

Keywords: profitability; 2007-2008 crisis; banks; sell side; Financial sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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