1. Challenges for Banks and a New Regulatory Framework; Ted Lindblom, Stefan Sjögren and Magnus Willesson 2. Leverage, System Risk and Financial System Health; Anjan V. Thakor 3. Did Strong Boards Affect Bank Tail Risk During the Financial Crisis?; Francesca Battaglia and Angela Gallo 4. Corporate Governance of Banks and Financial Crisis; Gianfranco A. Vento and Pasquale La Ganga 5. Predicting European Bank Distress; Laura Chiaramonte and Federica Poli 6. The Impact of Deregulation and Re-Regulation on Bank Efficiency; Bimei Deng, Barbara Casu and Alessandra Ferrari 7. Small Banks in Post-Crisis Regulatory Architecture; Ewa Miklaszewska 8. The Sovereign Debt Crisis; Stefano Cosma and Elisabetta Gualandri 9. Diversification Strategies and Performance Results in the Italian Banking System; Paola Brighi and Valeria Venturelli 10. Intermediation Model, Bank Size and Lending to Customers; Franco Tutino, Concetta Colasimone, Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni and Luca Riccett 11. A Proposal to Measure Banks' Reputation Using Twitter; Vincenzo Farina, Giampaolo Gabbi and Daniele Previati

This book provides novel insight into the governance of banks and looks at regulatory measures for strengthening bank stability. It includes empirical studies on the relationship between the board structures of banks and their financial risk-taking and analyses the determinants of bank reputation and the future prospects of small banks.

Francesca Battaglia, University of Naples 'Parthenope', Italy
Paola Brighi, University of Bologna, Italy
Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Barbara Casu, Cass Business School, City University London, UK
Laura Chiaramonte, Catholic University of Milan, Italy
Concetta Colasimone, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Stefano Cosma, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Bimei Deng, University of Reading, UK
Vincenzo Farina, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy
Alessandra Ferrari, University of Reading, UK
Giampaolo Gabbi, University of Siena, Italy
Angela Gallo, University of Salerno, Italy
Elisabetta Gualandri, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Pasquale La Ganga, Bank of Italy
Ewa Miklaszewska, Cracow University of Economics, Poland
Federica Poli, Catholic University of Milan, Italy
Daniele Previati, University of Rome III, Italy
Luca Riccetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Anjan V. Thakor, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Franco Tutino, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Gianfranco Antonio Vento, Regent's College in London, UK
Valeria Venturelli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy