Essays in banking regulation [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Maryam Kazemi Manesh

Essays in Banking RegulationInauguraldissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradeseines Doktors der Wirtschaftswissenschaftender Universit at Mannheimvorgelegt vonMaryam Kazemi ManeshJanuar 2011Dekan: Prof. Dr. Martin PeitzReferent: Prof. Dr. Ernst-Ludwig von ThaddenKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Ernst MaugTag der mundlic hen Prufung: 18. Februar 2011iiAcknowledgmentsAbove all, I would like to thank my supervisor Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden for theexcellent guidance and for the encouraging feedback he gave me on both the content ofmy research and the way of presenting it. His tight schedule notwithstanding, he wasaccessible and extremely supportive in all aspects related to the process of growing intoacademia.I would also like to thank my second supervisor Wolfgang Buehler for his insightfulcomments on the rst essay. I thank him for his kind availability and valuable supportsat the time I had just began my rst steps to writing this thesis.I very much enjoyed interacting with my colleagues at the Center for Doctoral Studiesin Economics. I would like to thank Michal Kowalik for his instructive comments on the rst and the second chapters of this thesis and the inspiring discussions about bankingtopics. I am especially grateful to Jennifer Abel-Koch and Edgar Vogel who not only ascolleagues helped for the study and writing the thesis but also as the best friends tookcare of me during hard times of settling down in my second home, Germany.