Alper Kara

Phone01484 256149
EmailA.Karahud.acuk
Websitehttps://research.hud.ac.uk

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Topics on securitization (pricing, performance, impact on bank behaviour), financial exclusion (various countries including households and SMEs), bank governance and syndicated lending.

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141 Citations
7 h-Index
25 Article
7 Working paper
3 Book
2 Discussion paper
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- 1 Commissioned report
- 1 Review article

39 results

2022
Bank reputation and securitization quality: European evidence
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Marques-Ibanez, D., 1 May 2022, In: Finance Research Letters. 46, Part B, 7 p., 102427.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Board gender diversity and responsible banking during the Covid-19 pandemic
Kara, A., Nanteza, A., Ozkan, A. & Yildiz, Y., 3 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Corporate Finance.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dividend payout strategies and bank survival likelihood: A cross-country analysis
Trinh, V., Kara, A. & Elnahass, M., 1 May 2022, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 81, 102129.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ethnic minorities' access to mortgages in the UK: The undesirable impact of the Great Financial Crisis
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A., Smith, K. & Xia, M., 1 Mar 2022, In: Finance Research Letters. 45, 8 p., 102183.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Pension De-Risking Choice and Firm Risk: Traditional versus Innovative Strategies
Li, Z. & Kara, A., 1 May 2022, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 81, 17 p., 102064.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2021
Achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals through financial inclusion: A systematic literature review of access to finance across the globe
Kara, A., Zhou, H. & Zhou, Y., 1 Oct 2021, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 77, 16 p., 101833.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Brexit referendum and the UK securitization market
Kara, A., Karimov, N. & Nguyen, A. P., 1 Jul 2021, In: Applied Economics Letters. 28, 13, p. 1092-1097 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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3 Citations (Scopus)
Brexit views: Who has changed their mind?
Izquierdo Sanchez, S. & Kara, A., 20 Dec 2021, SSRN, p. 1-7, 7 p.
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper
Do investors value frequent issuers in securitization?
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Karimov, N., 1 Nov 2021, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 57, 4, p. 1247-1282 36 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Citation (Scopus)
The impact of legal advisor-issuer cooperation on securitization pricing
Karimov, N., Kara, A. & Downing, G., 1 Dec 2021, In: Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. 30, 5, p. 167-199 33 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
The predictive strength of MBS yield spreads during asset bubbles
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Semeyutin, A., 1 Jan 2021, In: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 56, 1, p. 111-142 32 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Citation (Scopus)
2019
Chair-CEO generation gap and bank risk-taking
Zhou, Y., Kara, A. & Molyneux, P., Jun 2019, In: British Accounting Review. 51, 4, p. 352-372 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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15 Citations (Scopus)
Do reputable issuers provide better-quality securitizations?
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Marques-Ibanez, D., 1 Feb 2019, Frankfurt: European Central Bank, p. 1-37, 37 p. (ECB Working Paper Series).
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
Pension De-Risking and Firm Risk: Traditional versus Innovative Strategies
Li, Z. & Kara, A., 1 Apr 2019, Birkbeck, University of London, 37 p. (University of London. Pensions Institute. Discussion Papers).
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper

Open Access
Securitization, bank behaviour and financial stability: A systematic review of the recent empirical literature
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Zhou, Y., Jan 2019, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 61, p. 245-254 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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15 Citations (Scopus)
Securitization and credit quality in the European market
Kara, A., Marques-Ibanez, D. & Ongena, S., 1 Mar 2019, In: European Financial Management. 25, 2, p. 407-434 28 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
12 Citations (Scopus)
Trustee reputation in securitization: When does it matter?
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Marques-Ibanez, D., 1 May 2019, In: Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. 28, 2, p. 61-84 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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7 Citations (Scopus)
2017
Household Access to Mortgages in the UK
Kara, A. & Molyneux, P., 1 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Financial Services Research. 52, 3, p. 253-275 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Securitization: Past, Present and Future
Deku, S. Y. & Kara, A., 2017, 1st ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 177 p. (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2016
Access to Consumer Credit in the UK
Deku, S. Y., Kara, A. & Molyneux, P., 8 Aug 2016, In: European Journal of Finance. 22, 10, p. 941-964 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus)
Securitization and Banking Risk: What do we Know so Far?
Kara, A., Ozkan, A. & Altunbas, Y., 2016, In: Review of Behavioral Finance. 8, 1, p. 2-16 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Securitization and Credit Quality
Marques-Ibanez, D., Kara, A. & Ongena, S., Nov 2016, 221 ed., International Monetary Fund, 41 p.
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
Securitization and lending standards: Evidence from the European wholesale loan market
Kara, A., Marques-Ibanez, D. & Ongena, S., 1 Oct 2016, In: Journal of Financial Stability. 26, p. 107-127 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
15 Citations (Scopus)
2015
Securitization and Credit Quality
Kara, A., Marques-Ibanez, D. & Ongena, S., Nov 2015, 1148 ed., Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 35 p. (International Finance Discussion Papers ; no. 1148).
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
Securitization and lending standards: Evidence from the European wholesale loan market
Kara, A., Marques-Ibanez, D. & Ongena, S., Aug 2015, 1141 ed., Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 36 p. (International Finance Discussion Papers ; no. 1141).
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
2014
Determinants of Syndicated Lending in European Banks and the Impact of the Financial Crisis
Howcroft, B., Kara, A. & Marques-Ibanez, D., Sep 2014, In: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 32, p. 473-490 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
2012
Asymmetric Information among Lending Syndicate Members and the Value of Repeat Lending
Gadanecz, B., Kara, A. & Molyneux, P., Oct 2012, In: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 22, 4, p. 913-935 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
2011
Securitization and lending standards: Evidence from the wholesale loan market
Kara, A., Marques-Ibanez, D. & Ongena, S., Jul 2011, 1362 ed., European Central Bank, 38 p.
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
The Rationale Behind Informal Finance: Evidence from Roscas in Bolivia
Donoso, S. B., Altunbas, Y. & Kara, A., 2011, In: The Journal of Developing Areas. 45, p. 191-208 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The value of repeat lending
Gadanecz, B., Kara, A. & Molyneux, P., Jul 2011, Bank of International Settlements, 29 p. (BIS Working Papers; no. 350).
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
Why do Banks Join Loan Syndications? The Case of Participant Banks
Altunbas, Y. & Kara, A., 2011, In: Service Industries Journal. 31, 7, p. 1063-1074 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
2010
Large Debt Financing: Syndicated Loans Versus Corporate Bonds
Altunbas, Y., Kara, A. & Marques-Ibanez, D., 2010, In: European Journal of Finance. 16, 5, p. 437-458 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
23 Citations (Scopus)
2009
Large debt financing: Syndicated loans versus corporate bonds
Altunbaş, Y., Kara, A. & Marques-Ibanez, D., Mar 2009, European Central Bank, 37 p. (ECB Working Paper Series; no. 1028).
Research output: Working paper

Open Access
Turkish Banking: Banking under Political Instability and Chronic High Inflation
Altunbas, Y., Kara, A. & Olgu, O., 1 Jan 2009, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 217 p. (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2007
Corporate governance and corporate ownership: The investment behaviour of Japanese institutional investors
Altunbaş, Y., Kara, A. & Van Rixtel, A., 1 Jun 2007, Madrid: Banco De Espana. 54 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

Open Access
2006
Do credit markets have faith in IMF imprimatur?
Altunbaş, Y., Chakravarty, S. P. & Kara, A., 1 Jan 2006, In: Journal of World Economic Review. 1, 2, p. 221-239 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Syndicated Loans: A Hybrid of Relationship Lending and Publicly Traded Debt
Altunbas, Y., Gadanecz, B. & Kara, A., 2006, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 280 p. (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
The Evolution of Syndicated Loan Markets
Altunbas, Y., Gadanecz, B. & Kara, A., 2006, In: Service Industries Journal. 26, 6, p. 689-707 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
2005
Key Factors Affecting Internationally Active Banks' Decisions to Participate in Loan Syndications
Altunbas, Y., Gadanecz, B. & Kara, A., 2005, In: Applied Economics Letters. 12, 4, p. 249-253 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)

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