Understanding the Trembles of Nature: How Do Disaster Experiences Shape Bank Risk Taking?

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  • Presentation speakers
    • Jaap W. Bos, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    • Runliang Li, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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  Abstract:

  This paper examines the impact of natural disaster experiences on banks’ business practices. Using earthquake and banking data for California, we find that banks that have had stronger earthquake experiences change their practices, both as a result of the natural disasters’ effects on local deposit supply and through changes in banks’ risk perceptions. These banks have a smaller exposure to real estate, maintain higher equity levels, and are more likely to lend to high-income borrowers. This paper confirms, therefore, that institutional memory exists in the banking sector and that banks and communities adapt to natural disasters interactively.

 

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