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assessment (Cerutti etal., 2012). Accounting data provides detailed information,
but is available with a lag.
The contribution of market data for supervision has been studied by Gropp
et al. (2004) as well as Curry et al. (2008), which show that they constitute
useful information. In contrast, Furlong and Williams (2006) conclude that in-
formation derived from market data is not very signicant. Berger etal. (1998)
compare the valuation of large US banks by supervisory authorities and by the
market. They conclude that the two types of information are complementary,
but that supervisors’ assessments are more accurate when they are associated with
onsite inspections (Chapter 6).
8.2.2.2.2 Leading or coincident indicators? ...