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Size Matters: Non-traditional Banking Activities Increase Banks' Systemic Importance

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
"Too big to fail" or "Too non-traditional to fail"?: The determinants of banks' systemic importance
Kyle Moore, Chen Zhou

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This study looked at what makes banks really important to the financial system. They found that big banks are crucial, but once they reach a certain size, they are equally important. Besides size, banks doing non-traditional activities are also very important. So, big banks and those doing unusual things are both key players in the financial system.