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Abstract

Leveraging branch-level data on bank deposits, we provide evidence of a negative impact of branching restrictions on payout ratios, which occurs only for banks with a low charter value, as proxied by the market-to-book ratio. The results for the market-to-book ratio extend to the Lerner index, the return on assets, and the Z-score, suggesting that risk-shifting incentives drive our results rather than signaling incentives or agency costs. Our results are robust to different proxies for banking competition and identification strategies, and bootstrap simulations suggest that our results are not due to confounding factors.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages42
JournalJournal of Money, Credit and Banking
Early online date23 Feb 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • competition
  • dividends
  • payout policy
  • share repurchases

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • General Business,Management and Accounting

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