Integration, Regulation, and Corporate Governance in the EU Banking Sector [Elektronische Ressource] / Matthias Köhler. Reint Gropp. Falko Fecht

EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL International University Schloss Reichartshausen Thesis To obtain the academic degree Dr. rer. pol. Integration, Regulation, and Corporate Governance in the EU Banking Sector Name: Matthias Köhler Address: Marstallstr. 49f, 68723 Schwetzingen Submitted to: Prof. Reint Gropp, PhD and Prof. Dr. Falko Fecht ission Date: 09.03.2010 Acknowledgement First of all, I am sincerely grateful to Reint Gropp. I would like to thank him for spending a part of his time on issues related to my thesis and for being available for numerous meetings. It is fair to say that he put me on the right track to research and writing. Second, I would like to thank Falko Fecht for being the second supervisor of my thesis and for making it possible to join the doctoral programme at the European Business School (EBS). I am also thankful to Mrs. Zapp-Roussel. She immediately answered numerous questions on the doctoral programme and organizational issues at the EBS. Furthermore, I would like to thank Claudia Buch for supervising me at the first stage of my dissertation. I am also thankful to Michael Schröder for always supporting my work and for encouraging me to present it at conferences and workshops. Together with my other colleagues he has created a friendly and supportive atmosphere at the ZEW.