... capital ratios in the “credit crunch” of the early 199 0s is discussed in Bernanke and Lown ( 199 1), Berger and Udell ( 199 4), Peek and Rosengren ( 199 5), and Thakor ( 199 6) For example, the Basel Committee ... of this literature can be found in Thakor ( 199 6), Jackson et al ( 199 9), and Santos (2000) Discussions of this issue can be found in Berger and Udell ( 199 4), Thakor ( 199 6), Jackson et al ( 199 9), ... University of Toulouse, Toulouse) Kim, D., and A M Santomero 198 8 Risk in banking and capital regulation Journal of Finance 43:12 19 33 Klein, M A 197 1 A theory of the banking firm Journal of Money,...