Simon H. Kwan

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• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Economic Research
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author of:

• An analysis of inefficiencies in banking
  Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (1995)
  by Kwan, Simon H. & Eisenbeis, Robert A.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jbfina:v:19:y:1995:i:3-4:p:733-734)
• Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks
  Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2003)
  by Kwan, Simon H.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jbfina:v:27:y:2003:i:12:p:2231-2248)
• Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: An international and time series comparison
  Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2003)
  by Kwan, Simon H.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jbfina:v:27:y:2003:i:3:p:471-489)
• The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong
  Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2006)
  by Kwan, Simon H.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jbfina:v:30:y:2006:i:4:p:1127-1147)
• Firm-specific information and the correlation between individual stocks and bonds
  Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (1996)
  by Kwan, Simon H.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jfinec:v:40:y:1996:i:1:p:63-80)
• Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets
  Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2004)
  by Flannery, Mark J. & Kwan, Simon H. & Nimalendran, M.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jfinec:v:71:y:2004:i:3:p:419-460)
• The 2007–2009 financial crisis and bank opaqueness
  Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier (2013)
  by Flannery, Mark J. & Kwan, Simon H. & Nimalendran, Mahendrarajah
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jfinin:v:22:y:2013:i:1:p:55-84)
• The international transmission of shocks through the lens of foreign banks in Hong Kong
  Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2024)
  by Kwan, Simon H. & Ho, Kelvin & Hui, Cho-hoi & Wong, Eric T.C.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jimfin:v:142:y:2024:i:c:s0261560624000147)
• Mergers of publicly traded banking organizations revisited
  Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (1999)
  by Robert A. Eisenbeis & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedaer:y:1999:i:q4:p:26-37:n:v.84no.4)
• Safe and sound banking twenty years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted
  Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2007)
  by Frederick T. Furlong & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedaer:y:2007:i:q1-2:p:1-23:n:v.92nos.1-2)
• The informativeness of stochastic frontier and programming frontier efficiency scores: Cost efficiency and other measures of bank holding company performance
  FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (1999)
  by Robert A. Eisenbeis & Gary D. Ferrier & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedawp:99-23)
• The temporal relationship between individual stocks and individual bonds
  Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1995)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfap:95-03)
• An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach
  Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1995)
  by Robert A. Eisenbeis & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfap:95-12)
• The role of private placement debt issues in corporate finance
  Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1995)
  by Willard T. Carleton & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfap:95-13)
• Securities activities by commercial banking firms' Section 20 subsidiaries: risk, return and diversification benefits
  Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1998)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfap:98-10)
• Hidden cost reductions in bank mergers: accounting for more productive banks
  Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1999)
  by Simon H. Kwan & James A. Wilcox
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfap:99-10)
• Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets
  Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1999)
  by Mark J. Flannery & Simon H. Kwan & Mahendrarajah Nimalendran
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfap:99-11)
• Long road to normal for bank business lending
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2014)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:00025)
• Assessing expectations of monetary policy
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2014)
  by Jens H. E. Christensen & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:00028)
• Banks’ Real Estate Exposure and Resilience
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2019)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:00191)
• Market Assessment of COVID-19
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2020)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Thomas M. Mertens
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:88087)
• Risk of Business Insolvency during Coronavirus Crisis
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2020)
  by Sophia M. Friesenhahn & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:88838)
• Resilience of Community Banks in the Time of COVID-19
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2021)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:90051)
• Minority Banks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2021)
  by Sophia M. Friesenhahn & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:92933)
• Financial Market Conditions during Monetary Tightening
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2022)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Louis Liu
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:95600)
• Bank Franchise as a Stabilizing Force
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2024)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Zinnia Martinez
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:98628)
• The economics of merging commercial and investment banking
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1995)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1995:i:may19:n:95-20)
• Innovations and recent developments in mortgage-backed securities
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1996)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1996:i:jan5:n:96-01)
• On the relationship between stocks and bonds, part II
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1996)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1996:i:jul5:n:96-20)
• On the relation between stocks and bonds, part I
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1996)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1996:i:jun28:n:96-19)
• Efficiency of U.S. banking firms--an overview
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1997)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1997:i:feb28:n:97-06)
• Recent developments in loan loss provisioning at U.S. commercial banks
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1997)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Randy O'Toole
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1997:i:jul25:n:97-21)
• Cracking the Glass-Steagall barriers
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1997)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1997:i:mar21:n:97-08)
• Bank charters vs thrift charters
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1998)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1998:i:apr24:n:98-13)
• Risk and return of banks' Section 20 securities affiliates
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1998)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1998:i:oct23:n:98-32)
• A new view on cost savings in bank mergers
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1999)
  by Simon H. Kwan & James A. Wilcox
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1999:i:aug20:n:99-25)
• Financial modernization and regulation
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1999)
  by Frederick T. Furlong & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1999:i:dec31:n:99-38)
• Rising bank risk?
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1999)
  by Frederick T. Furlong & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:1999:i:oct22:n:99-32)
• Margin requirements as a policy tool?
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2000)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2000:i:mar24:n:2000-09)
• Three questions about \\"new economy\\" stocks
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2000)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2000:i:may12:n:2000-15)
• Has bank performance peaked?
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2000)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2000:i:oct27:n:2000-32)
• Financial modernization and banking theories
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2001)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2001:i:dec21:n:2001-37)
• The stock market: what a difference a year makes
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2001)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2001:i:jun1:n:2001-17)
• Rising junk bond yields: liquidity or credit concerns?
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2001)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2001:i:nov16:n:2001-33)
• Is there a credit crunch?
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2002:i:apr26:n:2002-12)
• The promise and limits of market discipline in banking
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2002:i:dec13:n:2002-36)
• Bank security prices and market discipline
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2002:i:dec20:n:2002-37)
• Deposit insurance reform - when half a loaf is better
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002)
  by Frederick T. Furlong & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2002:i:may10:n:2002-14)
• The present and future of pension insurance
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2003)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2003:i:aug29:n:2003-25)
• Pension accounting and reported earnings
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2003)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2003:i:jul4:n:2003-19)
• Underfunding of private pension plans
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2003)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2003:i:jun13:n:2003-16)
• Banking consolidation
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2004:i:jun18:n:2004-15)
• Gauging the market's expectations about monetary policy
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2004:i:oct8:n:2004-28)
• Inflation expectations: how the market speaks
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2005)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2005:i:oct7:n:2005-25)
• Safe and sound banking, 20 years later
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2006)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2006:i:oct6:n:2006-26)
• On forecasting future monetary policy: has forward-looking language mattered?
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2007)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2007:i:jun15:n:2007-15)
• Capital structure in banking
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2009)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2009:i:dec7:n:2009-37)
• Behavior of Libor in the current financial crisis
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2009)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2009:i:jan23:n:2009-04)
• The price of stock and bond risk in recoveries
  FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2013)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfel:y:2013:i:aug19:n:2013-23)
• An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach
  Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1996)
  by Robert A. Eisenbeis & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfer:y:1996:p:16-26:n:2)
• On the portfolio effects of financial convergence - a review of the literature
  Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1999)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Elizabeth Laderman
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfer:y:1999:p:18-31:n:2)
• Safe & sound banking, 20 years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2006)
  by Frederick T. Furlong & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfpr:y:2006:x:6)
• Impact of deposit rate deregulation in Hong Kong on the market value of commercial banks
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2001)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2001-11)
• Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: an international and time series comparison
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2002-01)
• The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2001)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2002-14)
• Testing the strong-form of market discipline: the effects of public market signals on bank risk
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2004-19)
• Financial contracting and the choice between private placement and publicly offered bonds
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004)
  by Willard T. Carleton & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2004-20)
• Safe and sound banking, 20 years later: what was proposed and what has been adopted
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2006)
  by Frederick T. Furlong & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2006-27)
• Financial crisis and bank lending
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2010)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2010-11)
• The 2007-09 financial crisis and bank opaqueness
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2010)
  by Mark J. Flannery & Simon H. Kwan & Mahendrarajah Nimalendran
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2010-27)
• The Impact of Reserves Practices on Bank Opacity
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2013)
  by Giuliano Iannotta & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2013-35)
• The International Transmission of Shocks: Foreign Bank Branches in Hong Kong during Crises
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2014)
  by Cho-hoi Hui & Simon H. Kwan & Eric T. C. Wong
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2014-25)
• Tracking Financial Fragility
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2019)
  by Paolo Giordani & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2019-06)
• Complexity of Global Banks and their Foreign Operation in Hong Kong
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2019)
  by Kelvin Ho & Simon H. Kwan & Edward Tan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:2019-22)
• The Transmission of Negative Nominal Interest Rates in Finland
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2023)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Mauricio Ulate & Ville Voutilainen
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:96029)
• The Transmission of Negative Nominal Interest Rates in Finland
  Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2023)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Mauricio Ulate & Ville Voutilainen
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedfwp:96083)
• Risk taking behavior of banking firms
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1991)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedhpr:316)
• An analysis of inefficiencies in banking: a stochastic cost frontier approach
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995)
  by Robert A. Eisenbeis & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedhpr:465)
• The certification value of bank loans
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1994)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedhpr:50)
• Market evidence on the opaqueness of banking firms' assets
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1997)
  by Mark J. Flannery & Simon H. Kwan & Mahendrarajah Nimalendran
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedhpr:560)
• Securities activities by commercial banking firms' section 20 subsidiaries: risk, return, and diversification benefits
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1998)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedhpr:609)
• Hidden cost reductions in bank mergers: accounting for more productive banks
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1999)
  by Simon H. Kwan & James A. Wilcox
  (ReDIF-paper, fip:fedhpr:621)
• Risk and return of publicly held versus privately owned banks
  Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2004)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fednep:y:2004:i:sep:p:97-107:n:v.10no.2)
• The International Transmission of Shocks: Foreign Bank Branches in Hong Kong during Crises
  Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (2015)
  by Simon Kwan & Eric T.C. Wong & Cho-hoi Hui
  (ReDIF-paper, hkm:wpaper:022015)
• Impact of Deposit Rate Deregulation in Hong Kong on the Market Value of Commercial Banks
  Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (2000)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, hkm:wpaper:102000)
• The X-Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Hong Kong
  Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (2002)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, hkm:wpaper:122002)
• Operating Performance of Banks among Asian Economies: An Internaitonal and Time Series Comparison
  Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (2002)
  by Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-paper, hkm:wpaper:132002)
• Bank Risk, Capitalization, and Operating Efficiency
  Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association (1997)
  by Simon Kwan & Robert Eisenbeis
  (ReDIF-article, kap:jfsres:v:12:y:1997:i:2:p:117-131)
• Comments on “Trends in Organizational Form and Their Relationship to Performance: The Case of Foreign Securities Subsidiaries of U.S. Banking Organizations”
  Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association (1999)
  by Simon Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, kap:jfsres:v:16:y:1999:i:2:p:219-221)
• Financial Modernization and Regulation
  Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association (1999)
  by Fred Furlong & Simon Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, kap:jfsres:v:16:y:1999:i:2:p:95-100)
• Financial Stability and Resolution of Federal Reserve Goal and Implementation Conflicts
  Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association (2018)
  by Robert A. Eisenbeis & Simon Kwan & Larry Wall
  (ReDIF-article, kap:jfsres:v:53:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s10693-018-0297-6)
• Financial Contracting and the Choice between Private Placement and Publicly Offered Bonds
  Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2010)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Willard T. Carleton
  (ReDIF-article, mcb:jmoncb:v:42:y:2010:i:5:p:907-929)
• Financial Contracting and the Choice between Private Placement and Publicly Offered Bonds
  Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2010)
  by Simon H. Kwan & Willard T. Carleton
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jmoncb:v:42:y:2010:i:5:p:907-929)
• Bank Risk, Capitalization and Inefficiency
  Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania (1995)
  by Simon Kwan & Robert A. Eisenbeis
  (ReDIF-paper, wop:pennin:96-35)
• The Impact Of Reserves Practices On Bank Opacity
  Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions (JFMMI), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2022)
  by Giuliano Iannotta & Simon H. Kwan
  (ReDIF-article, wsi:jfmmix:v:10:y:2022:i:01:n:s2282717x22500025)
• The transmission of negative nominal interest rates in Finland
  Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland (2023)
  by Kwan, Simon H. & Ulate, Mauricio & Voutilainen, Ville
  (ReDIF-paper, zbw:bofrdp:62023)