The New Capital Adequacy Framework : Institutional Constraints and Incentive Structures /

This paper considers the implementation challenges facing the Basel Committee's new proposals on bank capital standards. When compared with the existing Capital Accord, the proposals represent a shift across two intersecting dimensions-regulatory versus economic capital, and rules-based versus...

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Main Author: Karacadag, Cem
Other Authors: Taylor, Michael
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/093
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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