The relationship between politicization and the Spanish savings banks’ defaults

Torres, Lourdes (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Pina, Vicente (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Bachiller, Patricia (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: The heavy politicization of the corporate governance of the Spanish savings banks is shown in this paper to be a key factor explaining a large number of defaults. The authors explain the effect of political influence on savings banks boards of directors and provide empirical evidence about the factors that led to both poor performance and failures. The authors found a negative association between the percentage of savings banks’ board members appointed by politicians and performance. The demise of savings banks was important in terms of the public sector finances because the Spanish government had to spend millions of euros to rescue the banking system, with consequent cuts in government spending in other areas.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2020.1793496

Año: 2021

Publicado en: PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT 41, 8 (2021), 586-593
ISSN: 0954-0962

Factor impacto JCR: 3.04 (2021)

Categ. JCR: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION rank: 19 / 49 = 0.388 (2021) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.2 - Social Sciences (Q1) - Business, Management and Accounting (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.647 - Accounting (Q1) - Sociology and Political Science (Q1) - Public Administration (Q1) - Finance (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S56-17R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/PID2019-106857GB-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/JIUZ-2018-SOC-01
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/UZ/UZ2019-SOC-05

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Economía Finan. y Contab. (Dpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas)