Studies and research on the co-operative banks

As promoting the Co-operative banks business model is one of our mission, the EACB is supporting the research on co-operative banking by being a partner to the researchers, or by publishing its own studies. Since 2013, we also stimulate the research with our Award for young researchers on co-operative banks.

Risk exposures of European cooperative banks: a comparative analysis - D. S. MARE & D. GRAMLICH

Risk exposures of European cooperative banks: a comparative analysis

6 July 2020

External Studies

Regulation, Corporate Culture and Individual Responsibility in Banking - D. T LLEWELLYN

In this SUERF Policy Brief we consider the role of institutional culture and individual responsibility in banking and the role and focus of regulation. An issue that has not been sufficiently addressed is the extent to which the...

23 June 2020

External Studies

Cooperative banks and income inequality: Evidence from Italian provinces - P. MURRO-V. PERUZZI

The re-regulation wave following the global financial crisis is putting pressure on local community and cooperative banks. The literature on the real effects of financial institutions is large. By performing critical functions in the economic system, financial institutions can foster...

20 November 2019

External Studies

7th EACB Award for Young Researchers on Coop Banks

The scientific committee of the seventh EACB award for young researchers on co-operative banks, after careful selection and according to the criteria established in the Call for Papers, has selected the following winners

20 November 2019

Award for Young Researchers on Co-operative Banks

The selective incentives in the governance of Co-operative Banks: the specific relationship between efficiency and Participatory Loan - R. LIMONTA MON

The governance of co-operative banks since its creation has meant another side of the typical behavior of banks. The main aims of co-operative banks are substantially different in order to methods and practices.

20 November 2019

External Studies

Finance, distribution and the economic objectives of cooperative financial institutions - A. KHAFAGY

Because of information asymmetries, a financial sector dominated solely by profit‐maximizing financial intermediaries will increase income and wealth inequality as it gives preferential access to credit for high‐income agents, whereas a diversified inclusive financial sector with alternative models of...

20 November 2019

External Studies

Cooperative Leadership: Reflections on the Autonomy and Delineations of Delineations of a Cooperative and Value-based Leadership Style - V. SCHAFER

In the past, leadership principles for cooperatives have been discussed in a wide range of publications. Referring specifically to cooperative banks, some of these publications also attempted to define the respective leadership behaviour as “cooperative leadership”.

20 November 2019

External Studies

NEW research letter "European co-operative banks in 2018: a concise assessment" - Prof. H. Groeneveld, Tilburg University

The EACB is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication entitled “European co-operative banks in 2018: a concise assessment” by Tilburg University. The publication reviews developments in the overall performance of 18 co-operative banking groups in 13 European...

25 October 2019

EACB Studies

Specificities of the French Cooperative Banking Groups Facing the 2007-2012 Crisis - CAIRE, G., NIVOIX, S. & GLEMAIN, P.

In this paper, the authors compare the financial and associate membership data over the 2007-2012 period of the three French mutual and cooperative banking groups [Crédit agricole, Crédit mutuel, and BPCE (Banques populaires and Caisses d'épargne)] (see in the Appendix)...

6 March 2019

External Studies