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October 17, 2022
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The weakest links in the crisis of the Spanish Savings Banks

Publicated to:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE & ECONOMICS. 29 (Online, 26 September): 654-664 - 2024-01-01 29(Online, 26 September), DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.2702

Authors: Rafael Ruiz, Juan; Stupariu, Patricia; Vilarino, Angel

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Econ & Hacienda Publ, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Dept Econ, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The bail-out of the Spanish financial system was the largest in the Eurozone. The Spanish savings banks were the main direct recipients of public support between 2010 and 2012 and most of the bail-out money was transferred to the savings banks after a series of mergers and acquisitions were completed among these entities. This article analyses the evolution of the savings banks in the years of economic growth preceding the crisis and their performance in the early aftermath of the 2007 crash using previously unexplored data from the annual financial statements of the 45 savings banks. We conclude it is possible to observe distinct behaviours among the savings banks during the boom years and we estimate the largest part of the bail-out money corresponds to losses registered by a small number of savings banks that were already severely impaired before the merger process got under way.

Keywords

Decent work and economic growth

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE & ECONOMICS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 67/233, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Business, Finance. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Finance.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-13:

  • Google Scholar: 1
  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-13:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/704476
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, with a probability of 45% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (RUIZ GOMEZ, JUAN RAFAEL) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been RUIZ GOMEZ, JUAN RAFAEL.