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Overview

Larry D. Wall is affiliated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on areas within Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a particular emphasis on finance-related subfields such as Finance, Management Information Systems, Information Systems, Economics and Econometrics, and General Economics.

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Global Financial Regulation and Crises
  • Insurance and Financial Risk Management
  • Economic, financial, and policy analysis

Larry D. Wall has published extensively in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Finance and Economics Discussion Series, and Economic Systems. Their recent papers include:

  • "Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Transformative Potential & Associated Risks," 2022, Finance and Economics Discussion Series
  • "Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Transformative Potential and Associated Risks," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Assisting Firms during a Crisis: Benefits and Costs," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "European banks and Fed liquidity facilities during the Global Financial Crisis: Good news for the bad and bad news for the good," 2025, Economic Systems
  • "Financial Stability and the Coronavirus Pandemic," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Throughout these works, Larry D. Wall collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Francesca Carapella, Edward J. Dumas, Jacob Gerszten, Nathan Swem, and Hervé Alexandre. These collaborations contribute to the multidisciplinary approach evident in their research topics and publication venues.

Best Publications

  • Motivations for Bank Mergers and Acquisitions: Enhancing the Deposit Insurance Put Option versus Earnings Diversification

    George J. Benston;William C. Hunter;Larry D. Wall

  • Sub-debt yield spreads as bank risk measures

    Douglas D. Evanoff;Larry D. Wall

  • Determinants of the loan loss allowance: some cross-country comparisons

    Iftekhar Hasan;Larry D. Wall

  • Subordinated debt and bank capital reform

    Douglas D. Evanoff;Larry D. Wall

  • Bank capital ratios across countries: why do they vary?

    Elijah Brewer;George G. Kaufman;Larry D. Wall

  • Bank Loan-Loss Accounting: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Evidence

    Larry D. Wall;Timothy W. Koch;Lucy Ackert;George Benston

  • Determinants of domestic and cross-border bank acquisitions in the European Union

    Ignacio Hernando;María J. Nieto;Larry D. Wall

  • Alternative Explanations of Interest Rate Swaps: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

    Larry D. Wall;John J. Pringle

  • Some financial regulatory implications of artificial intelligence

    Larry D. Wall

  • Financial Determinants of Bank Takeovers: Note

    David C. Cheng;Benton E. Gup;Larry D. Wall

  • Measures of the riskiness of banking organizations: Subordinated debt yields, risk-based capital, and examination ratings

    Douglas D. Evanoff;Larry D. Wall

  • The effect of Continental Illinois' failure on the financial performance of other banks

    Larry D. Wall;Larry D. Wall;David R. Peterson

  • Subordinated Debt as Bank Capital: A Proposal for Regulatory Reform

    Douglas D. Evanoff;Larry D. Wall

  • The effect of capital adequacy guidelines on large bank holding companies

    Larry D. Wall;David R. Peterson

  • Bank holding company capital targets in the early 1990s: The regulators versus the markets

    Larry D. Wall;Larry D. Wall;David R. Peterson

  • Interest rate swaps in an agency theoretic model with uncertain interest rates

    Larry D. Wall

  • How should banks account for loan losses

    George J. Benston;Larry D. Wall

  • Has bank holding companies' diversification affected their risk of failure?

    Larry D. Wall

  • How Should Banks Account for Loan Losses

    George J. Benston;Larry D. Wall

  • Cost savings associated with bank mergers

    Aruna Srinivasan;Larry D. Wall

  • Preconditions for a successful implementation of supervisors' prompt corrective action: Is there a case for a banking standard in the EU?

    Unknown

  • Financial Regulatory Structure and the Resolution of Conflicting Goals

    Larry D. Wall;Robert A. Eisenbeis

Frequent Co-Authors

George G. Kaufman
George G. Kaufman Loyola University Chicago
Lawrence J. White
Lawrence J. White New York University
W. Scott Frame
W. Scott Frame Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Iftekhar Hasan
Iftekhar Hasan Fordham University
Thomas H. Noe
Thomas H. Noe University of Oxford
David G. Mayes
David G. Mayes University of Auckland
Ignacio Hernando
Ignacio Hernando Bank of Spain
George J. Benston
George J. Benston Emory University
Mark J. Flannery
Mark J. Flannery University of Florida
Allen N. Berger
Allen N. Berger University of South Carolina

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