Valuation Effects of Geographic Diversification

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"This paper assesses the impact of the geographic diversification of bank holding company (BHC) assets across the United States on their market valuations. Using two novel identification strategies based on the dynamic process of interstate bank deregulation, we find that exogenous increases in geographic diversity reduce BHC valuations. These findings are consistent with the view that geographic diversity makes it more difficult for shareholders and creditors to monitor firm executives, allowing corporate insiders to extract larger private benefits from firms"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

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• The valuation effects of geographic diversification: evidence from U.S. banksElectronic resourceNational Bureau of Economic Research2011-01-01
• Valuation Effects of Geographic DiversificationInternational Monetary Fund2012
• Valuation Effects of Geographic DiversificationInternational Monetary Fund2012-01-01
• Valuation Effects of Geographic DiversificationInternational Monetary Fund2012-01-01